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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SIGNING HIS THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Copyright, 1902, by R. L. Dunn
THE PROCLAMATION.
According to the yearly custom of our people, it falls upon ‘e President at this season to appoint words only
a day of festival and thanksgiving to God
Over a century and a quarter has passed since this country tool its place among the nations of day
the earth, and during that time we have had on the whole more to bé thankful for than has fallen recommend that throughout the land the people cease from their ordinary occupations, and in their
to the lot of any other people. Generation after generation has grown to manhood and passed away several homes and places of worship render thanks unto Almighty God for the manifold blessings
Kach has had to bear its peculiar burdens, each to face its special crises, and each has known years of of the past vear
grim trial, when the country was menaced by malice, domestic or foreign levy, when the hand of the In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
Lord was heavy upon it in drought or flood or pestilence, when in bodily distres.. and anguish of soul affixed
it paid the penalty of folly and a froward heart Done at the City of Washington this 29th day of October, i ‘ fou
Nevertheless, decade by decade, we have struggled onward and upward; we now abundantly nine hundred and two and of the independence of the 1ited t e hu
enjoy material well-being, and under the favor of the Most High we are striving earnestly to achieve seventh
moral and spiritual uplifting The vear that has just closed has been one of peace and of overflowing , : ;
plenty Rarely has any people enjoyed greater prosperity than we are now enjoy ng For this $y the President
we render heartfelt anc solemn thanks to the Giver ef Good, and we seek to praise Him not by Joun Har,
but by deeds, by the way in which we do our duty to ourselve
Now, therefore, 1, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, do hereby designate as a
of general thanksgiving Thursday, the twenty-seventh day of the coming November. and do
*s and to our fellow-men
and caused the s of th ted States to be
Lord one thousand
ndre and twenty-
DORE ROOSEVELT
Secretary of State
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Thursday, November 27, 1902
Are We a Grateful People P
|! IS one of the curious and unhappy traits in human
nature that leads men to be least thankful when they
have the best and greatest reasons for being so Seasons
f pea 1 prospe imong a people are the very times
when selfishness and extravagance, heartlessness, injus
tice, and t | grosser vices and the crimes springing
out of luxur ind idleness, attain their most noxious
growt s t saddest and darkest chapters in
human history are those recounting this fact. It was
so with ti il t Jewish commonwealth ind thus also
with the Roman empire
In brief, so generally has it been the rule that national
degenera . decay, and ruin have followed close upon
the footsteps of great national prosperity that the thought-
| torian may
ll regard it almost as a fixed principle
human events, while to the student
in the philosopl
e genuine lover of his country
of current history—t}
ch a period of material wealth and national advance
ment as we now enjoy may well give rise to grave appre-
hensions oO coming evil and general decadence Che
United States at the present time Is undoubtedly in the
full tide of the proudest, happiest, and most prosperous
period in all its history This may be truly said in spite
of various untoward events of recent occurrence, such as
the so-called meat famine, the long and disastrous coal
strike, and also in spite of the alleged and imminent
perils to our industrial peace arising from the rapid in-
crease of great combinations of capital
Notwithstanding these real or imagined shadows across
our national pathway, it is a fact that the American peo-
ple, as a whole, were never in the enjoyment of so many
material blessings as they are at the present time, and
had never, therefore, so many reasons for profound grati-
tude and thankfulness to the Father of all good and the
Unprecedented
crops ot wheat, corn, and other staples, together with a
Ruler of nations as they have to-day.
ready market and good prices, have brought a larger meas-
ure of solid benefits to our farming population than they
have ever known before, and in these benefits all the
country shares to a greater or less degree. And the passing
year has seen also a marked and notable increase in the
output of our iron, copper, and gold mines, in the volume
of some exports and the growth of our manufacturing in-
dustries espet ially in the South, where industrial develop-
ment is needed most. Neither war, pestilence, nor famine
has invaded our borders, and no great calamities of any
sort have occurred to darken the chronicle of the year.
Must we then, as we stand under this smiling sky
and in the midst of our bountiful harvests, our busy fac-
toriés, and thriving marts of trade, be forced to the melan-
choly conclusion that this happy condition is a precursor
of calamity; that it portends the near approach of a period
of weakness, misery, and national decline? Will the
philosophical principle of which we have spoken again
hold true and history repeat itself in our case? We are
optimistic enough to hope and believe that it will not;
that we, as a people, have gathered wisdom from the ex-
periences of the past; that we will not be so vain and
foolish, so rash and blind, so neglectful of the true sources
of our happiness and strength, as to permit selfish ease,
wanton extravagance, and unbridled luxury to turn our
prosperity into a curse and make what should be the path-
way to still higher and more enduring good a broad road
to national degradation and shameful disaster.
Yet our faith in the inherent virtue and robust’ sense
of the
the dangers of the situation or to make us realize less
keenly than before the necessity of safeguarding ourselves
at every possible point from a recurrence of the evils
attendant upon a wide distribution of wealth and its
luxuries and the deadly vices which ease and idleness
have ever been wont to breed Jecause of the perils
which lie this way we may be specially thankful that we
have a Thanksgiving Day, that we have a national cus-
tom whereby our President joins with the Governors of
\inerican people is not so great as to blind us to
our States in a solemn proclamation setting aside a speci-
fied day for the single purpose of “giving thanks to
Almighty God for the blessings He has bestowed upon us
as a nation and a people.”
Of all times in our history it is well just now that we
should be thus directly reminded by the voice of official
authority of the true source of our prosperity and the
obligations we are under to render a just and heartfelt
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tribute of praise and gratitude to Him to whom we owe
ill If this observance is not purely perfunctory; 1
t leads us, as it should, to a deeper and more abiding
sense of the value and necessity of pure honest, and
then, indeed, may we regard our present prosperity not
J
is a precursor of evil but onl is the beginning of
better and happier things in the days to come
Peace in Delaware.
THE STATEMENT that President Roosevelt, in ap
pe
nting Mr William M Byrne is United States
District Attorney for Delaware, signifies that hereafter
he will recognize the Addicks Republicans in that State,
ought not to be surprising Last summer the President
it Ovster Ba warmly criticised the factional Repul
licans of Texas. and gave out that hereafter he prop sed
No one disputes the fact that
to recognize Republicans who fought for the party rather
than for personal Success
the redemption of Delaware from Democratic control has
been mainly brought about by the persistent efforts ol
Mr \ddicks At the recent election the Addicks Re pub
licans, it is estimated polled fifty per cent. more votes than
regulars Had
both factions united on t he candidate tor Congress, he
the opposing faction, known as the
would have been elec ted, and his de leat, there fore, 18 to
be charged as much, if not more, to the regulars than to
the Addicks Republicans
lican Congressman, the President, following his custom,
Delaware, having no Repub
will advise,
committeeman from the State, Mr. Addicks
That the Republicans have ‘control of the Delaware
regarding appointments, with the national
Legislature this year is due in a great measure to the
efforts of Mr. Addicks, and it does not detract from the
merits of the case to say that he had a selfish view in
end because of his candidacy for the United States Senate
But for factional quarrels, Delaware would be representec
in the United States Senate at present by two Repub
licans We are glad that President Roosevelt has finally
reached the conclusion that Delaware shall have the two
Republican Senators to which it is entitled, and to whose
support he has a right to look in his determined efforts
to secure legislation for the public good. All sorts of
accusations have been made by Republican opponents
against Mr Addicks, most of them the echoes of the
assaults of his Democratic enemies, who have never for
given him for taking the State from their control Noth-
ing has been said against him that has not been said
against nearly every other Republican who has made a
successful fight for leadership in any State
The Republicans of Delaware would be better off if
they would cease recriminations against each other and
unite to secure the legitimate fruits of the victory the
have won. Mr. Addicks cannot be blamed for believing
that he should share in the fruits of this victory, and his
ambition to seek a seat in the Senate, therefore, has both
justification and precedent to support it. President
Roosevelt proposes to have peace in Delaware, even if he
has to fight for it. And he will get it.
How to Expand Our Trade.
HE ARGUMENT in favor of a wise, liberal, and en-
lightened policy toward our foreign carrying trade
was put in a forcible and convincing way by Secretary
Shaw in a recent speech in Detroit. Mr. Shaw said very
truly that the greatest public quit stion before the Ameri-
can people to-day is a foreign market for our products
We have the corn, the wheat, the cotton, the beef, the
products of our fields, factories, and workshops, sufficient
in volume to supply the markets of the world; the only
thing we lack to reach and hold these markets is the ships
These we can secure best, as Germany Pret l }
foreign nations have secu
proper conditions, to our
Secretary Shaw made a
Congress as would enabl
of the South American ti
iating fact that we have
tion with any of the cour z
Sea, and that, chiefly because of this, only ten per ¢
of the $120,000,000 of goods annually imported
Argentina comes from the United States, and that we
about the same proportion of the $100,000,000 jmpo1
by Brazil, and other South American countries in
ratio. Our exports to these countries, such as they
nearly all go in foreign bottoms. Of the $2,000,000 we
ported to Uruguay only $100,000 went under our f
In support of a government subsidy in this partict
direction, Secretary Shaw said:
“Tt is idle to suppose that steamship lines will be
tablished to those ports without government aid. The
is little freight now to carry, and no inducement, and
stearaship line would perish before a sufficient trade cot
be built up to make it profitable. It took long years
establish sufficient transcontinental commerce to ma
our Pacific lines of railroad profitable. It will take pe
haps longer stil] to make steamship lines to those port
far to the southward, profitable, and in my opinion, ar
ship-subsidyv bill that will meet the approval of bo
houses of Congress will contain special provisions for the
new lines, and at rates far in excess of what is necessa
to induce competition with European lines in tran
atlantic commerce,”’
It ought to need no argument to persuade thinkin
and intelligent men that the state of affairs thus depicte
is not only humiliating to our national pride, «+ utter]
unjust to American interests. As matt
our manufacturerers desire to venture
American markets they must reach that
ship lines via Europe, or by the slow and «
f sailing vessels or chartered tr t Here
s a large and growing market r ! ictured
product it our very door which we d irred fron
mply e, under the present l \merican
I Py g ( il t compete wit! | g lranes ind
(er! ul nm the irl I traqde Dh il nl wa
to end tl happy situation ibsidy bill
that shall encourage and ju our hip-l lders and
steamship comp n tublishing the necessal Col
munication with South Ani in port Let ery work
ngmal is well as mar I ind carefully
consider these unanswerable
and enlargement of Americal
e e
The Plain Truth.
THE RESULT of the election in the State of New York
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nay ultimately be felt in the politics of the nation
Western politicians are intimating that New York is no
longer the pivotal State, but th overlook the fact that
the political pendulum is swinging more strongly toward
the Democrati party They forget that the South, In
1904, will be substantially solid for the Democratic ticket.
Chev fail to perceive that the obliteration of the Populist
planks of the last Democratic national platform is becom
ing the rule in every State, and that the calm and con
Vinceing leadership of William McKinley no longer safe-
guards the interests of the Re publican party New York
will not only be a great factor in 1904; it will be the great
est Here will be the battle-ground of the contending
armies, and many predict that, casting nearly a tenth of
the electoral vote, New York will be the prize-winner
4
HE WEALTHY woman who died in New York re-
cently and left a will bequeathing generous sums of
butler, and several other working
peopl who had served her long and faith
money to her cook, her
fully, set an
example in the disposal of riches worthy of general emu
lation by other possessors of fortunes The leaving of
little mementos and many good wishes in such cases have
been common enough, but substantial ums oO: money are
far better, especially when they fall into the hands of
persons who have become aged or, pe rhaps I capacitated
for earning a livelihood elsewhere by reason of previous
:
long and hard service for the testators It is not enough,
in every case, to say that such persons have received gen-
erous wages and good treatment during the period of
service. That may be true, but there are some kinds of
services, Which are not fully compensated in this way and
a recognition of this fact in a bequest or in some other
form is an act which should always be in order among
men who wish to deal kindly as well as justly with their
fellows.
a
HILE WE are as ardent believers in the strenuous
life as any rational being should be, and have
nothing but approval for all manly and healthful forms
of outdoor sport, we do not find anything in these feelings
and beliefs to justify us In indorsing and encouraging &
game conducted after the fashion of up to-date football,
a so-called pastime which was responsible within a single
week, recently, for the death of five young men and the
serious injurv of an uncounted number of others. These
were college students, too, all, therefore, presumably
young men of high character and intelligence, and thus a
greater loss to the world than some young men would be.
When the rage for risk takes off, as it has done in numerous
instances, the reckless Alpine climber, the venturesome
automobilist, or the foolhardy performer in the show-
ring, we can afford to regard these casualties with more
complacency than we can these sacrifices of young and
valuable lives taking place under the auspices and almost
If a decent regard
of the value of human hfe and
things taught in these institu-
such teachiae—-e found? Will
i e“tlew St. Justus. some” hols
icrifice his life on the football
rd n end at once and for all time of
within the shadew of our college walls.
loody a brutal exhibitions as the gladiatorial
snows of old times were ended?
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NEVER has been a doubt in the mind of any
formed Republican of New York State that
H Thomas C. Platt desired, at the close of his
sent back to his seat in the Senate, his wish
atified. So generally was this understood and
vat when members of the Legislature were
their selection involved no reference to the
for but one name was in the minds of all.
1at Senator Platt has decided to accept a
his winter is, therefore, not in the nature of
‘ The abortive effort to arouse a show of oppo-
return counted for nothing. The hope of its
in the support of Governor Odell, but the
the first opportunity, took pains to indicate,
iary frank, straightforward, and honest way,
10t a candidate for the Senatorship, nor for
ire, for two years to come; that he was in
tcr Platt’s re-election, and had no doubt that
in members of the Legislature would unani-
r o him the office for a second term. It
| thet Senator Platt is not a great orator, but
pectiiarity of all the best Republican leaders
< State, with possibly the except ion of Roscoe
at they have been thinkers and workers,
speakers. Even the political enemies of
itt concede that, as a successful party worke1
he stands witho of service
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MONG THE host of capable men who have contrib
uted largely to the industrial progress of the United
States none is more
worthy of honor than Mr
John Fritz, the iron
master and inventor, of
Bethlehem, Penn In
recognition of his eminent
services in developing the
country’s resources, Mr
Fritz’s eightieth birthday
was celebrated recently
at the Waldorf-Astoria, in
this city, by a banquet
attended by five hundred
persons, including many
of our foremost iron and
steel manufacturers The
guest was presented with
a magnificent album con-
taining the pictures and
autographs of nearly five
hundred men prominent
MR. JOHN FRITZ, in the steel industry, and
Eminent American ironmaster and with a loving cup by Mr.
roe Wee ce oe eee Irving Scott, the San
p boy to mi Lire :
Francisco steel manufac-
turer. Healso received the first “ John Fritz gold medal,’’
given for his achievements in industrial science, and which
is hereafter to be awarded annually to the person who
adds most to the world’s industrial advancement. The
medal was instituted by the four leading engineering
societies of the United States r. Fritz’s career has been
a typical American one Born in poverty, receiving but
little school education, and going to work when a mere
lad in a machine shop, he finally rose through industry
and ability to the head of great enterprises, success, and
wealth His more notable achievements include the con-
struction ol plants which developed respectively into the
works of the great Cambria and Bethlehem steel com-
panies, and the designing and building of the plant
needed for creating an American navy. Mr. Fritz is
known throughout the world of iron and steel, and is widely
esteemed for his attractive personal traits. He is still
hale and vigorous, and active in business.
a
EW GREAT preachers of the day have a more dramatic
and impressive manner in the pulpit than the vener-
able Dr. George Lorimer, now pastor of the Madison
Avenue Baptist Church, of New York, although he is
far removed from being a sensationalist. He speaks
entirely without notes, and when warmed up to his sub-
ject often strides rapidly to and fro across the pulpit
platform, emphasizing his points with vigorous but grace-
ful gesticulation, and speaking in a voice that penetrates
to the uttermost parts of the edifice. Asa pulpit orator
uniting eloquence and earnestness in a remarkable degree
Dr. Lormer has rarely been equalled.
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HE RUSSIAN press censorship has forbidden the
publication of the contents of the signals exchanged
as farewell greetings between the German imperial yacht
Hohenzollern and the Russian Standart, on the occasion
of the recent meeting between the Czar and the Kaiser.
It has now been ascertained that the Kaiser’s signal ran
thus: “The lord of the Western seas sends a farewell
greeting to the lord of the Eastern seas.’ The Czar, in
schoolgirl style, replied “ Eternal friendship.” It is not
easy to see where the danger could come in from giving pub-
licity to these high-flown compliments, but since the Rus-
sian censor has laid them under ban there must be some-
thing wrong, of course, from his point of v iew.
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[ IS said, to the credit of the three young men now at
the head of three great nations of the world, the
United States,
Germany, and
Russia, that
they are men
whose personal
character and
private life are
above reproach,
thattheyare men
of strong do-
mestic tastes,
faithful and de-
voted husbands
and fathers. All
have large fami-
lies of young
children, the
largest being
that of Emperor
William of Ger-
many. He has
seven children,
the six oldest
be'ng boys and
the youngest a
daughter, the
Princess Victo-
ria, who was born on September 13th, 1892, and is therefoue
ten yearsold. The princess, it is said, closely resembles her
mother, so far as her form and features are concerned, but
possesses certain of her father’s characteristics in her
mental make-up. She has a somewhat impetuous temper,
PRINCESS VICTORIA LOUISA,
The German Emperor’s only daughter.
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but is remarkably bright gorous, and quick to learn
soth the Emperor and the Empress of Germany have
advanced ideas in regard to the education of women, and
are giving their daughter the best education that the
times afford
A mONG THE Englishmen who have recently come to
he | tec
States to study our institutions, our
social dustrial d econo! conditions, are Mr. G. H
Perris 1 well known London journal! st, formerly ol the
staff of the Speake ind editor, among other things, of
Concord, the organ of the International Peace and Arbi
tration Societv, and Mr. John H. Hobson, a well-known
writer and lecturer on econon S Both of these gentle
men are also prominent in the anti-imperialistic movement
in Great Britain, it being their view that English colonial
x perime nts have been on the whole a disastrous failure
A* EVENT ol especial interest in educational circles
was the recent inauguration of Dr. Frank Strong as
chancellor of ‘the Univer
sity of Kansas, at Law
rence. Among great num
bers of invited guests
were delegates from over
forty of the higher edu-
cational institutions of the
country. There were eight
or ten university presi-
dents, including the presi-
dents of Yale, Leland
Stanford, Chicago Uni-
versity, the University of
Missouri, and the Univer-
sity of Nebraska rhree
days were given up to the
inaugural ceremonies.
Perhaps the leading ad
dress was that made by
President Hadley, of Yale
Dr. Strong, a native of
DR. FRANK STRONG ,. Auburn, N.Y -, Was gradu-
The newly-inaugurated chancellor of ated with high honorsfrom
the University ot Kansas Shelley.
Yale, and subsequently
rendered that institution
yr. Strong has had wide experience
as an educational executive. He was principal of the
high school in St. Joseph, Mo., superintendent of schools
in Lincoln, Neb., and chancellor of the University of
Oregon. He is about forty vears of age, six feet four
professional services. I
inches in height, and is in every way qualified to render
most vigorous and effective service to the splendid insti-
tution of which he has taken charge. The University of
Kansas is a comparatively young institution, but it is
in possession of fine facilities and its student body has
always been remarkably earnest and intelligent. The in-
stitution now has about fifteen hundred students and is
making rapid gains in every direction. The State of
Kansas has always given it liberal support.
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Orr OF the few who read the excellent consular reports
sent to our State Department from Vladivostock,
Russia, now the eastern seaport of the great Trans-
Siberian railroad, fewer still probably are aware that the
consul who sends them, Mr. Richard T. Greener, is a
colored man. Mr. Greener enjoys the distinction of being
the first colored graduate of Harvard College, and after-
ward served for a time as professor of metaphysics and
logic in the University of South Carolina, and later still
was a member of the faculty of Harvard University. He
was admitted to the Bar in Washington in 1877 and came
to New York in 1885, where he was appointed an examiner
on the municipal service board in the days of Mayor
Grace. Professor Greener was appointed consul at
Vladivostock in 1898 and has made
as a faithful and competent official
HE RE-ELECTION Governor Robert Marion La
Follette, the Republican chief executive of Wisconsin,
will deservedly continue
in excellent record
in office. a man of great
ability, firm convictions,
and faithfulness to the
public weal. Mr. La Fol-
lette was first chosen to
his present position in
1900, by a plurality of
103,745, receiving more
than 59 per cent. of all
votes cast for gubernato-
rial candidates, and de-
spite considerable oppo-
sition within his own
party he carried the State
by about 50,000 plurality
this year. The Govern-
or’s hold on the people in
general is strong because
of his determined stand
for equal and fair taxa-
tion and his successful
efforts to secure the pas
ROBERT MARION LA FOLLETTE,
sage of a law requiring the Who rose from a log cabin to the Gov
nomination of all can- ernorship ot Wisconsin.— Curtiss.
didates by direct vote at primary elections. He was
nominated for Governor both times under this statute,
whose workings have greatly satisfied the voters of Wis-
consin. The Governor’s success is largely due to his
thorough understanding of the btst popular sentiment.
He is a man of the people, having been born in a log cabin
in Wisconsin forty-seven years ago, and having spent
his early years in lowly surroundings. He was aspiring,
however, and managed to obtain a good education and
was admitted to the Bar in 1880. That very vear he was
elected district attorney of Dane County, and was re-
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elected two vears later. After that he was given three
terms in Congress, serving in his last term on the Ways and
Means Committee and framing several schedules of the
McKinley tariff law He was defeated in 1890 and then
practiced law for ten years before he was again summoned
to the service of the peopl
a
N° CHURCH edifice within the limits of New York
is so rich in rare memories and noble associations of
the historic past, none ~
has stood for so much in
the religious and philan-
thropic life
f the metrop-
olis as Old Trinity. From
its place among the time-
stained tombs in the
old churchyard on lower
Broadway, looking down
on Wall Street, the realm
of the money kings of
America, and in the very
centre of the rush and
roar of the busiest city in
the modern world, this
venerable building stands,
with its lofty spire, its
shadowy aisles, its chiming
bells, as a perpetual re-
minder to the _ restless,
hurrying
throngs below,
that MORGAN DIX, D.C.L., D.D.,
“Tt is not all of life to live, Wh a ist celebrated his fortieth
Nor all of death to die year as rector of Old lrinity,
. ‘ New York.
It is surely a signal Copyright, 1902 Rockwood.
pulpit like that of Trinity, and that for full forty
vears in the life of a city like New York. forty
such eventful, crowded, expansive, wonderful years as
this old church has looked down upon, and in which it has
played a conspicuous and a noble part
honor for any man to be the chief occupant of a
But such is the
distinction that belongs to the present rector of Trinity,
Dr. Morgan Dix. Fifty years ago, then a young man of
twenty-five, he began his ministry, three years later be-
came connected with Trinity parish, and seven years after
that, in 1862, in the days when his father, General John
\. Dix, was gaining fame as the great war Governor of
New York, he became rector of Trinity, and there he has
remained to this day. What a power this church has
come to be in all these years may be judged somewhat from
the fact that it takes nearly two full pages of the “New
York Charities Directory ”’ simply to give the titles, loca-
tions, and objects—the latter in briefest outline—of the
guilds, chapels, schools, societies, relief bureaus, and other
agencies for good connected with this parish, most of these
auxiliaries having been developed and added during
Dr. Dix’s rectorship. Not only as a preacher and an or-
ganizer does Dr. Dix rank high, but his influence has been
widely extended by many books from his pen, including a
two-vclume history of Trinity itself. Considering the man,
his noble career, his splendid achievements, it is not sur-
prising that the recent fortieth anniversary of his rectorship
and the golden jubilee of his ministry should have been
marked by testimonials of a rare and notable kind, one
among these being the gift of a sterling-silver loving cup
from the clergy and congregation of St. Paul’s Chapel,
Trinity’s oldest and largest auxiliary society. The cup
is a fine piece of repoussé and etched work by Tiffany.
a
WO LITTLE schoolboys in Holland recently sent
Queen Wilhelmina a quaint little letter, which,
translated, reads: “ Dear Queen—Do, please, say that
our teacher is not to be sent away. She is so good to us,
and we love her so much, and really she hasn’t done any-
thing. Father says you are powerful and good, and that
you even pardon murderers, because you wish bad
people to become good again.’”’ Queen Wilhelmina sent
a reply promising that the case of the teacher threatened
with dismissal should be investigated
7
HERE IS probably no other country in the world
and certainly not in Europe, where women promi-
nent in society
devote so much
time to outdoor
sports and are
so expert in
many of them
as in Ireland.
And of all these
recreations the
favorite one
with Irish ladies
seems to be
hunting with
hounds ; and
is said to be an
exception to
meet a girl or
matron in Ire-
land who does
not exce! in
horsemanship.
It is therefore
something to
claim, as is
claimed of Mrs MRS. LOVE,
Love, whose _ A leader in Irish society and a keen sportswoman
portrait we give
herewith, that she is one of the best sportswomen and
riders in the Emerald Isle. Like all really good riders,
Mrs. Love wears the simplest and plainest of riding habits
and looks with disfavor upon some of the showy innova-
tions proposed in this direction.
508
The Rescue
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And such is the beginning two hundred and f
lives in the great citv of New York ever eal
When the little child, most helpless of all ng thing
lifts its tiny arms In appe il the answet spontaneou
Whether vou are man or woman vou do not hesitate
vour hand at once would give the little s ipphi int a gentle
caress your voice assumes a tone ot soothing the spirit
of protecting kindness has entered into you It is tl
same spirit which is saving the lives, every vear, of these
two hundred ind hity tour dl ng babies who, until recently
forthe verv want of it died It is the baim ot the mothers
kiss and the cradle of a mother’s arms that give health
and growth and happiness to New York’s little foundlings
and the svstem by which this beautiful work of mercy
is done is one of the most unique and interesting In
the metropolis
For these, its verv youngest charges
had made provision in the usual way. On Rar
dall’s Island was a home and hospital sup
plied with good equipment provided with
competent nurses, and furnished with long
rows of little white beds, with all the reg
ularity and order of a properly conducted
publie institution Into this place the
citv’s babies were taken Some of them
when found were only a few hours old,
others had been kept tor sone weeks by
their frightened unfortunate mothers
before they were secretly left where
some one else would have to provide for
them No matter what their age or con-
dition. the foundlings were forwarded
to Randall’s Island, beginning their lives
as infant paupers in one of the small iron
beds of the long wards of the institution
When one of them was sick with some
specific affliction it was ministered to in the
regular wa\ When it was only lonesome it
was left alone in its white crib, erving: and it
lay there helpless during the long days, wailing
softly and monotonously, its instinct calling for
the mother which it had lost, until the little face grew
small and thin and the eves grew big; then the voice was
hushed at last, and another little body went to the pot-
ter’s field. For years the city carried out this system
dall’s Island.
“Well, the little fellows are better off dead,”’
;
4 Ninety-nine per cent. of the foundlings died on Ran-
the attend-
ants would say; “they wouldn’t have much to look for
f ward to, any way.’
; And so year after year the motherless babies in the long
: rows of white cribs were not even encouraged to live
Then their cries reached the hearts of some charitable
women, and four vears ago the institution which now gives
mothers and homes to these most pitifully unfortunate
little ones came into existence. It supplied that which
the hospital could not give, the comforting and fondling
and the little attentions, as well as the food and love of
the mother—in a word, the “mothering,’’ as it is all
summed up by those who have made the new system so
It is this “mothering” that has reduced the
death rate among the foundlings of New York from 99
to a per cent. lower than that among all the other children
of the citv—a remarkable fact when one considers the
conditions under which these foundlings begin their
journey through the world, the lack of care and the ex pos-
ure to which they are subjected at the outset
In the new method of saving the lives of the litth
successful.
foundlings the city co-operates with two charitable
organizations. These are the State Charities Aid Asso-
ciation, a Protestant institution, and the Guild of the
Infant Saviour, Roman Catholic. A child found is taken
sellevue Hospital, and lodged in the
children’s ward. Every morning Miss Walker, super-
intendent of the work for the State Charities Aid Asso-
ciation, and Miss McIntyre, superintendent of the Guild
of the Infant Saviour, call at the hospital for found-
lings. The children are taken away in turns by these
young women—Miss Walker has possession of the first
ei , and the next is taken by Miss McIntyre. There are
usually about four foundlings a week. The system in
at once to
both cases is the same. Each child is carried away in the
4 superintendent’s arms the morning after it is found, so that
no foundling remains in Bellevue as long as twenty-four
hours.
It is first baptized in the hospital ward—those in charge
of Miss Walker are christened by the Protestant clergy-
man at the hospital and those which are cared for by Miss
MeIntyre receive the baptism from a Roman Catholie
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By John Mathews
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vhose parisl ides Be So that half of
the ttle mes which are found are made Protestants and
ilf Catholies, no matter what their race or color, unless
there me indicatior f an expressed preference b
ome one who had i right to decide Such indication ts
vever, ilmost unknow! Whether or not the child
reared in a Protestant or a Roman Catholic home
nes purely i matter of chance And all the tound
ings ol New York ire bapt red in one o the two branche
the Christian Church. This fact has led to some pecul
i situations Among the foundling children there are
those ¢ Hebrew parentage but these too, like all the
rest are bapt ed either Protestant or Catholic
Not ong wo there was 4 protest irom i Hebrew
nother whose child neglected by those in whose charge
t was placed, was carried to Bellevue as a foundling and
baptized ! the Roman Catholic Church Wher she
rned of this the shock against the strong religious faith
the mother was so great that she fainted Che woman
hersel| ck, was unable to care for her child and it has
remained in the care of the Guild of the Infant Saviour
Although the baptism is the first step of the foundling
n its new path, the human and not the religious feeling
s supreme nits rearing hose whose lives are cle voted
to the work which unfortunate mothers, through want or
shame—or through sheer depravity
A LITTLE FOUNDLING AND ITS GOOD FOSTER-MOTHER.
Luckey.
perhaps—neglect are touched by the sight of the frail bit
of flesh struggling for life; they hear the pitiful pleading
of the little voice; and the tiny hands and feet, the soft
eyes, the little body all speak in irresistible argument. The
religious ceremony is a formality to be quickly disposed of,
so that the real personal care of the child may begin. The
baptism takes place always in the infants’ reception ward.
The minister or the priest is called; the water is dropped
on the baby’s head, and then it is bundled up and carried
out in the nurse’s arms. It is given always a good Ameri-
In the Randall’s Island days the young men
exhausted their ideas of humor in naming the foundlings.
If one came in on a hot day, it might be called “ Virginia
Broiler,”’ or “Mary Healer’; another name was “ Re-
becca Streets” for one picked up on the pavement
But this element of cruel frivolity is no longer permitted
in the work.
The foundling, when it is taken from the hospital
goes at once to a mother who has just lost her own child.
It finds its place in arms made empty by death. The
tender love of the mother flows again, wrapping in its
softness and warmth the lonely little foundling. The foster-
parent takes the new infant to her breast and cares for
it as her own.
For this she is paid from $10 to $12 a month until the
child is old enough to be weaned. Then it is taken into
another home, where it is fed by another mother until it
is ready for adoption. The great majority of foster
mothers are Italian. One reason for this is the high
mortality among their own infants at birth, brought about
by a prejudice which exists among the ignorant of this
can name.
nationality against the presence of a doctor at such times
There is a health and physical vigor and a warmth of
nature in the Italian mother that make her a most
desirable foster-parent. The foundling becomes one of !
family, and its place is assured because it contribut
a substantial way to the family’s support.
While the little one is in the care of its t
mother it is visited once a week, sometimes ofte:
York’s Foundling’s
superintendent who has placed ther I he child
sick the ftoster-mother ca i doctor emploved the State
Charities Aid Association or the Guild of the Infant
ponsor for the infant When the
SaVvioul
whichever ma be the
little foundling’s period of nursing is ended there is usuall
i pathetic scene in the Italian home Lhe foster-mothet
has learned to love the little bam or whom she
has cared, a love the strength « hich she does not appre
ciate until the parting Italian mothers with half a doze
children of their own and depending sometimes on the
wages of a day laborer for support plead fervently to be
permitted to keep the child as their own, but the plea
must be refused, and the system moves or hese first
homes o the foundlings ire lar up te wn or I the suburbs
where there are free iit ind grech grass In the second
home the foundlings ire ho longer nursed but ire fed
is befits children o their age and those who care for
them receive the same pav from the cit is the foster
mothers, $2.50 a weel
Only the persons who are engaged in the work of finding
homes for children appreciate the number of childless
homes in Americ: There are more of those who would
idopt children than there are children to be adopted
And none ol New York s foundlings Nn good he ilth has
reached the age of two vears before it has been placed
in a permanent home, and the child cannot be legally
adopted then until it has been in this home a vear, so
that the new parents before they bind themselves by law
will fully
issumed These families are investigated, too as to their
appreciate the responsibility which they have
character and circumstances before they are permitted
to idopt anv child Neither of these societies wishes
to put a child into the bondage which has some-
times been the lot of unfortunate children
(
¥% the children who are abandoned by their
mothers there are more boys than girls Per-
haps there is a feeling in her who abandons
the helpless little one that the boy can
shift lor hime better m_ the great
world than the girl Perhaps the un
fortunate mother has learned this by her
own experience But the greatest de-
mand for children to be adopted is for
girls The desire for the child comes
from the mother, and she wants a
daughter who will grow up and become
a companion to her And those who
come to adopt the foundling children are
usually very precise in their demands.
The child, they sav, must have blue
eves and curly, golden hair and be old
enough to talk at the age, in other words,
which is called “ interesting But all
oundlings are not blue of eve and golden of
hair There are some little black - eved
strangers among them, and when the woman
who would adopt a child visits the office of the
superintendent the little black-eved child, perhaps,
is put in her arms, and perhaps the baby puts its
little hand softly against the woman’s cheek or neck,
and she usually says at once:
“This one will do very well for me
‘People very often ask me,” said Miss Walker, super-
intendent of the care of foundlings for the Charitable
Aid Association, “if it is not a dangerous thing to take
into the home one of these foundling children, about
whose parents nothing is known or will ever be learned.
The question cannot be answered from the experience of
our own society, but a medical inspector who followed for
twenty vears the careers of foundlings who had been
boarded out and adopted in Massachusetts has said that
the foundlings compare favorably when they reach their
growth with the children among whom they live, that
there is no greater tendency apparent among them toward
vice or crime. After all, the parents of these foundlings
are the unfortunate and not the vicious ones.”’
These two hundred and fifty little charges of New
York are found in the greatest variety of places. One
day some boys playing in a vacant lot saw a tall young
woman hide a basket down in some weeds which grew
there, and then hurry away. The curiosity of the chil-
dren led them to the basket, and they found that its
cover was strapped down and that two round holes had
been cut in the straw at each end of the basket. They
lifted the lid and disclosed a baby only a few days old
In great excitement the little boys ran to find a police-
man. The baby was clothed in fine garments. It was
carried to Bellevue Hospital and there baptized and put
in care of the foundling society. Nothing more of
its parents was ever known. ‘They were, perhaps, well-
to-do, and peculiarly considerate, too, for the holes which
had been cut in the basket were there so that the baby
should not suffer for breath
Most of the foundlings are left in hallways of the tene-
as found lving in a pool of water in a vacant
basemen her was left on an elevated station;
another ft in a hansom cab; a policeman found a
littl: girt i otral Park; one was in an ash barrel; one
ol Jersey ferry-l another was in a church: another
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‘ ‘| \M VERY partial toward roast duck for a Thanks-
giving dinner,” the late Roswell P. Flower, ex-
(Governor ol New \ ork, once remarked Governor I lower
might have had this thought in mind when, in 1896, he
established the Jefferson County Duck Farm, near Water
town, N. Y
of its kind in the State, and every one of the 30,000
Che farm has grown into one of the largest
ducks annually raised and shipped to city markets brings
1 premium of two to three cents per pound To those
who delight in a tender roast of duck for a Thanksgiving
feast the life’s story of their favorite fowl must be in-
teresting
R. A. Tuttle, superintendent of the Flower farm, se-
lects from the day’s gathering a medium-sized, hard-
shelled eg
g is washed and
placed wi
yy
he thermometer
After being subjected to this heat
gf ol pertect contour Lhe eg
ithin the incubator, where t
registers 103 degrees
for five days the egg is tested by an expert. If found to
be fertile it is left five days longer, when it is again tested.
This time, if the embryo shows signs of life, the egg is
returned to the incubator, where it is left for eighteen
days more, making the total period of incubation twenty-
eight days. On the last day a slight picking sound is
heard. ‘The shell cracks open \ little bundle of yellow
down is seen to wriggle from its prison. The newly
hatched duckling is placed in the “ Nursery Brooder,”
where, by means of a hot-water system, a temperature
ranging trom seventy-five to ninety degrees is always
By Harry Coburn Goodwin.
maintained. The duckling remains in this building for
five days and its sustenance consists of stale bread soaked
in warm milk
From the nursery the little orphan is transferred to
Brooder House No. 2, where the temperature is seventy
During its five days’ residence here corn meal and
bran are added to its diet On the tenth day the now
rapidly growing fowl is placed in Brooder House No. 3
degrees
and its diet increased by the addition of green cut clover,
corn, gluten, and beef scraps. In this building a tempera
ture of sixty degrees is maintained. The next step in
the journey is the “Cold Brooder,’’ or House No. 4
By this time the duckling has become a lusty youngster
Here it remains for five weeks, at the end of which it is
taken to House No 5, where it is permitted to take the
first plunge in the brook
After leaving the No. 5 the young duck is taken to the
“fattening pen,’’ where, with hundreds of others, it is
crowded into a small space to prevent over-exercising
In the fattening pen the feed consists of white flour mixed
with gluten, corn meal, and beef scraps. At the end of the
twelfth week the superintendent takes the fat-laden bird by
the neck and carries it to the “killing house.”” Here the
unfortunate fowl is suspended by the legs from a long pole,
a weight is fastened into its bill to keep the head from
swinging, a sharp knife is drawn swiftly across the roof
of the mouth, the blood drips into a trough and is carried
away by running water. Death soon results. The slain
‘arm
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fowl is thrown onto the “ pickers’ rack,” where the blood
is washed from the beak and the feet thoroughly scrubbed
in hot water Phe picker then dips it into a kettle of
scalding water, after which the feathers are removed and
those salable packed in bags and sent to Boston, where
After being picked the
duck is placed on ice over night. The next day it is
packed in cracked ice and shipped to the metropolitan
market
‘The amount of work entailed to take thirty thousand
ducks through the twelve weeks of their existence may be
they sell at forty cents a pound
imagined when one considers that besides the superintend-
ent six men and nine women are kept busy from early morn-
ing till night. During the hatching season, which extends
from January to August, sixty incubators, each with a
capacity of two hundred and eighty eggs, are kept running
constantly, the eggs being supplied by about eight hundred
“old stock.’’ Two tons of mixed feed, aside from hundreds
of loaves of stale bread, are required every day to feed
this vast flock. A week’s shipment averages three tons
of dressed fowls.
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Horsrorp’s Acip PHOSPHATE.
Ir perfects digestion, enriches the blood, calms and
strengthens the nerves, and builds up the general health.
It is the most permanently beneficial Tonic.
WATERING PLACE AND PARADISE OF THE WHITE HOSTS OF DUCKLINGS.
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LESLIE’S WEEKLY
November 2 1go2
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[! ALL of the collars and cuffs made in a year in Troy, ing places—Mechaniecsville, Ballston, Greenwich, Hoosick worked on them, the mistake is quickly traced. Often it
N. Y.. were placed in a single line, end to end, that line Falls, North Stephentown, Grafton, Barber, and othe is the piece of goods or the machinery that is at fault
would be more than i thousand miles long It would places carries bundles or baskets of collars ready for the From the time of its inception in the mind of the manu-
extend from New York City to Chicago with several miles next process in the factory, and when the conveyances facturer to its delivery in the neat box packed in a large
to spare Ninety-five per cent. of all the collars manu return they carry with them more bundles containing case at the freight de pot, a collar passes through many
factured in the United States are produced in New York more work The bundles and baskets are collected at handlings. “ Ideas” for new shapes in collars come from
State, and 85 per cent. of the entire country’s product the gates or the doorways in the villages or at the farm- suggestions made by the traveling men of the collar
comes from Troy That an industry of this magnitude houses, and when the conveyance retufns it is met by companies, who watch the tendency of the neckwear and
und one whose produc t is of such general use should be some one who is on the lookout as one’is on the lookout who learn by contact with people the pleasing and dis
concentrated in a city of 75,000 inhabitants is perhaps for the postman For the delivery of one of these bundles pleasing features of a brand of collars English styles
the most interesting industrial phe nomenon in the country the stage-driver usually receives ten cents trom the farm are sometimes copied ; and when one manufacturer has
From it arises a variety of unique conditions or village women, so that each trip with a laden wagon introduced a popular brand others hasten to make collars
roy is called “the collar citv”’ of the world Here is a profitable one for him. So many women in these of a similar pattern. The style is affected sometimes by
the verv first collar detached from the shirt and bearing
1 semblance to that article of apparel as it is known to-day
was made and since that time, seventy-five years ago,
the industrv has increased, with Troy always as its centre,
until now collar-manufacturing involves twenty million
dollars annually and gives employment to nearly 18,000
persons, whose wages amount in the aggregate to bet ween
eight and nine million dollars
Although the factories which construct these finishing
touches of a man’s attire are in some instances immense
plants employing thousands of people—great, buzzing
nests of activity—a large and important part of the work
is done by women in their homes. For this is distinctively
t woman’s work, and while in the city of Troy the great
factories are humming, through all the country round,
in the farm-houses and villages within a radius of fifty
miles, the women sitting in their own homes are helping
to make the collars of the United States. It is the skill
of these women as well as those who are employed within
the factories that enables thirty manufacturers in and
near Troy to turn out complete every year about 60,000,-
000 collars, cuffs, and shirts: and it is these same women,
in the small houses of the city, in the villages roundabout,
and on the farms, that make it impossible for this industry
to live elsewhere
Chere is no other community in the country where
the women have acquired this skill, and so the factories
remain in Troy, and when a new one is founded its home
is of necessity at Troy At Albany, six miles away, at
Glens Falls, N. Y., a little farther north, are collar factories
of consequence, but they are not so far removed as to be
unable to use the skilled labor of the “Trojan” women,
who have been educated for this special work through
three generations.
Other large manufacturing industries have left the
East, drifting westward with the tide of population.
Troy was once the heart of the stove industry. Now
most of the stoves are made in Michigan and other Western
States. In moving their plants the stove manufacturers
went nearer to their centres of distribution. They have
saved money in freight and saved time of transportation,
which is also money. Like that of every other manufac-
tured commodity the Western market for collars, cuffs,
and shirts is growing more rapidly than the Eastern, but
the factories have not moved with the market. They
have perforce remained in Troy because natural conditions
and the women willed it so. The experiment has been
tried. An effort was made and a large amount of money
was expended to establish collar factories in another dis-
trict in New York State. But the venture was a disaster.
The manufacturers were unable to get the skilled labor
which is the necessity of the business.
The women who make collars in their own homes are
usually housewives, most of them working at the collars
for “ pin money,” by using the time which they can snatch
from their household duties. In their leisure moments the
women of Troy and the villages and farms which are trib-
utary to it do not knit. They work on collars. The
craft is taught by mother to daughter, so that while the
old grandmether, sitting in her corner, is “ turning” collars,
the young girl, her grandchild, is busy with the same
work; and when the mother has finished her household
duties she picks up the collars with the others. Some-
times the woman who is very skillful with the collar-
making employs another for the duties of housekeeping
and uses all her own time at her trade, making enough
money frequently to support her family.
The girl working in the factory is married. She and
her husband have perhaps a little cottage of their own.
After the honeymoon and when life under the new con-
ditions has become a routine, the young wife finds that
she has idle hours during the day. She has formed the
habit of industry by her work in the factory; besides,
the money which she could earn by her skillful fingers
would be a substantial aid in the support of the new home.
So she goes to the factory where she was employed and
she receives her portion of home work to do. There are
hundreds of just such situations in Troy or near it. . On
account of this fact young people are able to marry when,
were it not for this opportunity for the wife to contribute
to the expenses of the home, the marriage could not take
place.
The fact that so much collar-making is done in the
homes of the Troy district has brought into existence
another industry, small and subsidiary. This is the
delivery of “piece-work” from the factory to the home,
and, after the women have done their work, the return of
the goods to the factory. There are thousands of these
deliveries to be made, and during busy seasons scores of
men and boys are engaged init. Each stage-coach, trol-
ley, or steam car that runs daily into Troy from surround-
villages are ¢ ngaged in collar-m iking that one who passes
along the street in the early morning before the stage has
come is surprised to see the roadway lined with baskets
and bundles waiting at the cottage gates tor transporta-
tion.
Che beginning of collar-making was in a home in Troy
It was in the vear 1829, and the records say that a Meth-
odist minister, one Ebenezer Brown, who had retired
from his pulpit-on account of ill health and conducted
a little furnishing-goods shop, contrived the first collar.
It was called the “
String Bishop,’”’ and in some respects it
resembled the golf stock of the present day It was a
standing collar and, like a clerical one, was not open in
lront The ends of the collar formed the tie These
ends were crossed at the back of the neck and then brought
around to the front and tied in a double-bow knot
Until that time the prevalent collar had been that
which was a component part of the shirt. The “ Bishop”
was made by Mrs. Brown, the minister’s wife. The
novelty of it attracted attention. Soon there was a
demand for these new collars and Mrs. Brown had more
than she could do. Her husband, the minister, emploved
other women, who were instructed in the work, and the
infant industry, being established, began to grow. The
minister, its founder, carried his product from door to
door in a basket, selling his collars at twenty-five cents
each. His trade increased until he had little factories
in Troy, Lansingburg, and Albany. The Rev. Ebenezer
Brown was making money. His success attracted others,
who, learning his methods, embarked in the same business;
and thus Troy became the collar city of the country.
Some of those who are to-day engaged in the manufacture
of collars in this great collar centre are the descendants
of women who made collars in the days of Ebenezer
Brown. It has come to be almost an inherited skill.
The next great epoch in the industry was marked by
the introduction of the sewing-machine. At first the
collar-makers hesitated. The employers and the workers
had the usual prejudice against an innovation. When
machines for stitching were first offered to the manufac-
turers there was only one who would undertake the ex-
periment - but his success soon forced the others to adopt
the new invention, and then the manufacture of collars
rose to another plane, from the small, slow work of the
hand and needle and shears, to the whirl and hum and
wonderful rapidity and efficiency of the machine. And
gradually the steel and the brass in its cunning mechanical
adaptations of force have encroached upon the field of
human sinew until a modern collar factory is now a great
organized machine, and the men and women, the operators,
are only a small part of the mechanism.
By far the preponderance of the machine work is, of
course. the sewing, and it is in this department that the
greatest number of machines is employed. The sewing-
machines have always been operated by women. As in
the days of the Rey. Ebenezer Brown, when the sewing-
machines were first introduced practically all the work
of making the collar was done in the homes of the women
who were employed. They bought and operated their own
machines. As the business grew it became apparent that
time could be saved and inconvenience avoided by having
all the machines in one room at the factory. At first they
were run by the foot power of the operator, while the em-
ployer furnished the light and heat for the room. Then
it was evident that each operator could accomplish more
if power were supplied. But the operators still own their
machines, although they are run by power supplied by the
company which employs them.
Sewing-machines, such as are used in the collar facto-
ries, cost from $22.50 to $100. The manufacturer usually
buys the machine first, and then sells it to the operator
on small weekly payments, fifty cents or one dollar,
according to the cost of the machine. One would natu-
rally suppose that the making of a collar is a very simple
process—a little cutting, a little sewing, some button-
holes, washing, and ironing. In general this is all, but
each process involves innumerable details. Each manu-
facturer is striving constantly to produce a collar that
will be pleasing to the customer. One has no idea what
a particular class of work it is to make a collar.
The manufacturer, better than any one else, realizes
this physical fact: that the neck is a peculiarly sensitive
part of the body. He knows that nothing causes the
ordinary man greater discomfort or more annoyance than
an ill-fitting, irritating collar. The problem before the
manufacturer is to produce a large quantity and yet have
each collar perfect. This requires constant inspection. In
one large Troy factory two hundred persons, mostly women,
are engaged constantly in looking for defective work.
The collar is inspected at every stage of its progress.
And as each dozen bears the number of the employé who
the fashion in neckwear, and new styles are sometimes
successfully introduced by leading haberdashers
The evolution of the collar is interesting The new
style is sketched out and then wooden patterns are made,
a pattern for each separate part of the collar. The linen
and cotton from which the collar is to be cut is lving
stretched on long tables. The cutter, with his short, sharp
blade, cuts out the different parts of the collar through
about fortv-eight thicknesses of white cloth. cotton for
the interlining, usually linen for the outside \ machine
is also used for this work on the collars of plain patterns
and it will cut eight hundred dozen a day, while a man
with his knife will not cut out more than an average of
ninety-six dozen. Then before any stitching is done that
piece of the collar which later becomes that part ol the
band next to the neck is stamped with its name and size
and number by a printing machine
In making standing collars and in the case of some of
the turndown collars the succeeding process 1s the pasting
together of two of the different layers, which is rapidly
done with a daub of the paste brush; so that the “run-
ning,” or stitching together of the parts—the next opera-
tion—can be done without delay. The pasting is per
formed by women, some in their homes, others in the
factory. The “running,” the first machine work, is don¢
in the rooms filled with the rumbling, whirring machines
From that time forward the machine predominates
The “turning,” the next process, however, is the most
important work done by the women outside of the fac-
tories. The collar or band which has been stitched wrong
side out is turned by hand, then the edges are turned in
even, and the collar is ironed. For this work women in
their homes receive two and a half or three cents a dozen
and make from one to eight dollars a week, according to
the time employed. After if is turned the collar is taken
back to the factory and again stitched and overseamed.
Then the band, if the collar is a turndown, having been
through a similar experience, is sewed into the “top”
of the collar. The buttonholes are then made by won-
derfully rapid machines which punch and surround the
buttonhole with stitches in a very few seconds.
In special instances—collars of highest grade—button-
holes are made by hand and are worked by the farmers’
wives, who receive fourteen cents a dozen collars, each
having three buttonholes. After the buttonholes are
finished the collars are sent to the laundry in immense
quantities and washed for four hours in great revolving
tubs that resemble inclosed steamer wheels, where in
successive stages the soap, bleaches, and rinses are applied.
Some collar factories have laundries of theirown. The wet
collars are dried by centrifugal machinery, but starched
by hand, and the starchers in the factories which have
their own laundries are the best-paid employés.
The starchers are all women, and they stand at long
tables rubbing the starch into the collars by hand and then
wiping them with a cloth. It is hard work, because
the temperature of the room is high and the women are
always on their feet. They make from ten to twenty-four
dollars a week, and are paid by the dozen collars. Those
who earn the most in collar-making, where nearly all the
work is “piece work,” arrive at the factories at seven
o’clock in the morning and remain until six at night,
taking sometimes only five minutes’ time for lunch and
moving with lightning speed at their work. The work,
however, is not necessarily arduous. Many of the factory
girls do not go to their places of employment until half-
past eight or nine o’clock, and leave the factory at five
in the afternoon, As they are paid by the number of
dozens of collars, cuffs, or shirts which they handle, and
not by the hour, the length of their day’s work is optional.
After the collars have been starched they are hung
in drying rooms, where a temperature of two hundred
degrees is maintained. They are soon dry enough for
ironing. This is the last process in the making of a
collar, and is performed chiefly by machinery. Collars are
fed into a dampening machine which is like a huge
wringer, in which a dozen of the white strips of neckwear
are put at once, and afterward they are as rapidly placed
in an ironing machine which is also like a great wringer,
with heated rolls; and a dozen or thirteen collars are put
into it at once by one girl. In one of the factories is
another machine, which afterward irons the collars in
circular form. The best collars are, however, ironed by
hand, the work being performed by women. Shirts are
ironed by hand by men and women, and men, being
stronger, are the better ironers.
There are so many processes in collar-making that only
a very general description of them has been given here;
much has been of necessity omitted. The mechanical
part of the industry alone is worthy cf a F -k, for in it
Continued on page 527.
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November 27, 1902 LESLIE’S WEEKLY Sil
TYING COLLARS BEFORE BOXING IN THE STOCK-ROOM
HOW THE NAMES ARE CUTTING OUT THE FINER
PRINTED ON COLLAI COLLARS BY HAND.
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A COUNTRY STAGE LOADING _UN-
FINISHED COLLARS FOR
WOMEN’ AT THE
FACTORY~
THE UNITED SHIRT AND COLLAR
COMPANY MAKING ITS OWN
BOXES FOR COLLARS,
CUFFS, AND SHIRTS.
THE WILLIAM BARKER FACTORY.
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A TROY FREIGHT DEPOT CHOKED WITH GREAT CASES OF COLLARS.
A MACHINE WHICH SEWS ON 21,600 . , , ENT S vD-
UTTONS A DAY THE HOMEWARD RUSH OF COLLAR EMPLOYEES AT THE CLOSE OF THE DAY’S WORK.—Lioyd. INGENIOUS STEAM JET FOS BEND
B NS DAY. ING TABS ON COLLARS.
THE EVOLUTION OF THE LINEN COLLAR.
A TREMENDOUS INDUSTRY, EMPLOYING THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN, CONCENTRATED AT
Photographed by our staff photographer, G. B. Luckey
TROY, N. Y.
See opposite page.
LESLIE’S WEEKLY
Thousand Miles of Collars 7S}
WOMAN’S WORK IN ONE AMERICAN CITY—TROY, N. Y. Oe yo
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By Harry Beardsley
November 27, 1902
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[! ALL of the collars and cuffs made in a year in lroy,
N. Y., were placed in a single line, end to end, that line
would be more than a thousand- miles long It would
extend from New York City to Chicago with several miles
to spare Ninety-five per cent. of all the collars manu
factured in the United States are produced in New York
State, and 85 per cent. of the entire country’s product
comes from Troy That an industry of this magnitude
and one whose product is of such ve neral use should be
concentrated in a citv of 75,000 inhabitants is perhaps
the most interesting industrial phenomenon in the country
From it arises a variety of unique conditions
roy is ¢ illed “the collar citv’’ of the world Here
the verv first collar detached from the shirt and bearing
a semblance to that article of apparel as it is known to-day
Was made ind since that time, seventy-five years ago,
the industrv has increased, with Trov always as its centre,
until now collar-manufacturing involves twenty million
dollars annually and gives employment to nearly 18,000
persons, whose wages amount in the aggregate to between
eight and nine million dollars
Although the factories which construct these finishing
touches of a man’s attire are in some instances immense
plants employing thousands of people—great, buzzing
nests of activity—a large and important part of the work
is done by women in their homes. For this is distinctively
4 woman’s work, and while in the city of Troy the great
factories are humming, through all the country round,
in the farm-houses and villages within a radius of fifty
miles, the women sitting in their own homes are helping
to make the collars of the United States It is the skill
of these women as well as those who are employed within
the factories that enables thirty manufacturers in and
near Troy to turn out complete every year about 60,000,-
OOO collars, cuffs, and shirts: and it is these same women,
in the small houses of the city, in the villages roundabout,
and on the farms, that make it impossible for this industry
to live elsewhere
Chere is no other community in the country where
the women have acquired this skill, and so the factories
remain in Troy, and when a new one is founded its home
is of necessity at Troy \t Albany, six miles away, at
Glens Falls, N. Y., a little farther north, are collar factories
of consequence, but they are not so far removed as to be
unable to use the skilled labor of the “ Trojan’? women,
who have been educated for this special work through
three generations.
Other large manufacturing industries have left the
East, drifting westward with the tide of population.
Troy was once the heart of the stove industry. Now
most of the stoves are made in Michigan and other Western
States. In moving their plants the stove manufacturers
went nearer to their centres of distribution. They have
saved money in freight and saved time of transportation,
which is also money. Like that of every other manufac-
tured commodity the Western market for collars, cuffs,
and shirts is growing more rapidly than the Eastern, but
the factories have not moved with the market. They
have perforce remained in Troy because natural conditions
and the women willed it so. The experiment has been
tried. An effort was made and a large amount of money
was expended to establish collar factories in another dis-
trict in New York State. But the venture was a disaster.
The manufacturers were unable to get the skilled labor
which is the necessity of the business.
The women who make collars in their own homes are
usually housewives, most of them working at the collars
for “ pin money,” by using the time which they can snatch
from their household duties. In their leisure moments the
women of Troy and the villages and farms which are trib-
utary to it do not knit. They work on collars. The
craft is taught by mother to daughter, so that while the
old grandmether, sitting in her corner, is “ turning” collars,
the young girl, her grandchild, is busy with the same
work; and when the mother has finished her household
duties she picks up the collars with the others. Some-
times the woman who is very skillful with the collar-
making employs another for the duties of housekeeping
and uses all her own time at her trade, making enough
money frequently to support her family.
The girl working in the factory is married. She and
her husband have perhaps a little cottage of their own.
After the honeymoon and when life under the new con-
ditions has become a routine, the young wife finds that
she has idle hours during the day. She has formed the
habit of industry by her work in the factory; besides,
the money which she could earn by her skillful fingers
would be a substantial aid in the support of the new home.
So she goes to the factory where she was employed and
she receives her portion of home work to do. There are
hundreds of just such situations in Troy or near it. On
account of this fact young people are able to marry when,
were it not for this opportunity for the wife to contribute
to the expenses of the home, the marriage could not take
place.
The fact that so much collar-making is done in the
homes of the Troy district has brought into existence
another industry, small and subsidiary. This is the
delivery of “ piece-work” from the factory to the home,
and, after the women have done their work, the return of
the goods to the factory. There are thousands of these
deliveries to be made, and during busy seasons scores of
men and boys are engaged init. Each stage-coach, trol-
ley, or steam car that runs daily into Troy from surround-
ing places—Mechanicsville, Ballston, Greenwich, Hoosick
Falls, North Stephentown, Grafton, Barber, and other
places carries bundle ; or baskets of collars ready for the
next process in the factory, and when the convevances
return they carry with them more bundles containing
more work Che bundles and baskets are collected at
in the villages or at the farm
the gates or the doorways
houses, and when the conveyance retufns it is met by
some one who is on the lookout as one’is on the lookout
for the postman For the delivery of one of these bundles
the stage-driver usually receives ten cents from the farm
or village women, so that each trip with a laden wagon
is a profitable one for him. So many wofhen in these
villages are engaged in collar-making that one who passes
along the street in the early morning before the stage has
come 1s surprised to see the roadway lined with baskets
and bundles waiting at the cottage gates for transporta-
tion.
Che beginning of collar-making was in a home in Troy
It was in the year 1829, and the records say that a Meth-
odist minister, one Ebenezer Brown, who had retired
from his pulpit.on account of ill health and conducted
a little furnishing-goods shop, contrived the first collar.
It was called the “String Bishop,” and in some respects it
resembled the golf stock of the present day It was a
standing collar and, like a clerical one, was not ope n in
tront The ends of the collar formed the tie These
ends were crossed at the back of the neck and then brought
around to the front and tied in a double-bow knot
Until that time the prevalent collar had been that
which was a component part of the shirt rhe “ Bishop”
was made by Mrs. Brown, the minister’s wife. The
novelty of it attracted attention. Soon there was a
demand for these new collars and Mrs. Brown had more
than she could do. Her husband, the minister, emploved
other women, who were instructed in the work, and the
infant industry, being established, began to grow. The
minister, its founder, carried his product from door to
door in a basket, selling his collars at twenty-five cents
each. His trade increased until he had little factories
in Troy, Lansingburg, and Albany. The Rev. Ebenezer
Brown was making money. His success attracted others,
who, learning his methods, embarked in the same business;
and thus Troy became the collar city of the country.
Some of those who are to-day engaged in the manufacture
of collars in this great collar centre are the descendants
of women who made collars in the days of Ebenezer
Brown. It has come to be almost an inherited skill.
The next great epoch in the industry was marked by
the introduction of the sewing-machine. At first the
collar-makers hesitated. The employers and the workers
had the usual prejudice against an innovation. When
machines for stitching were first offered to the manufac-
turers there was only one who would undertake the ex-
periment; but his success soon forced the others to adopt
the new invention, and then the manufacture of collars
rose to another plane, from the small, slow work of the
hand and needle and shears, to the whirl and hum and
wonderful rapidity and efficiency of the machine. And
gradually the steel and the brass in its cunning mechanical
adaptations of force have encroached upon the field of
human sinew until a modern collar factory is now a great
organized machine, and the men and women, the operators,
are only a small part of the mechanism.
By far the preponderance of the machine work is, of
course, the sewing, and it is in this department that the
greatest number of machines is employed. The sewing-
machines have always been operated by women. As in
the days of the Rev. Ebenezer Brown, when the sewing-
machines were first introduced practically all the work
of making the collar was done in the homes of the women
who were employed. They bought and operated their own
machines. As the business grew it became apparent that
time could be saved and inconvenience avoided by having
all the machines in one room at the factory. At first they
were run by the foot power of the operator, while the em-
ployer furnished the light and heat for the room. Then
it was evident that each operator could accomplish more
if power were supplied. But the operators still own their
machines, although they are run by power supplied by the
company which employs them.
Sewing-machines, such as are used in the collar facto-
ries, cost from $22.50 to $100. The manufacturer usually
buys the machine first, and then sells it to the operator
on small weekly payments, fifty cents or one dollar,
according to the cost of the machine. One would natu-
rally suppose that the making of a collar is a very simple
process—a little cutting, a little sewing, some button-
holes, washing, and ironing. In general this is all, but
each process involves innumerable details. Each manu-
facturer is striving constantly to produce a collar that
will be pleasing to the customer. One has no idea what
a particular class of work it is to make a collar.
The manufacturer, better than any one else, realizes
this physical fact: that the neck is a peculiarly sensitive
part of the body. He knows that nothing causes the
ordinary man greater discomfort or more annoyance than
an ill-fitting, irritating collar. The problem before the
manufacturer is to produce a large quantity and yet have
each collar perfect. This requires constant inspection. In
one large Troy factory two hundred persons, mostly women,
are engaged constantly in looking for defective work.
The collar is inspected at every stage of its progress.
And as each dozen bears the number of the employé who
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worked on them, the mistake is quickly traced. Often it
is the piece of goods or the machinery that is at fault
From the time of its inception in the mind of the manu-
facturer to its delivery In the neat box pac ked In a large
case at the freight depot, a collar passes through many
handlings. “ Ideas” for new shapes in collars come from
suggestions made by the traveling men of the collar
companies, who watch the tendency of the neckwear and
who learn by contact with people the pleasing and dis-
pleasing features of a brand of collars English styles
are sometimes copied; and when one manufacturer has
introduced a popular brand others hasten to make collars
of a similar pattern. The style is affected sometimes by
the fashion in neckwear, and new styles are sometimes
successfully introduced by leading haberdashers.
The evolution of the collar is interesting. The new
sty le is sketched out and then wooden patterns are made,
a pattern for each separate part of the collar. The linen
and cotton from which the collar is to be cut is lving
stretched on long tables. The cutter, with his short, sharp
blade, cuts out the different parts of the collar through
about forty-eight thicknesses of white cloth, cotton for
the interlining, usually linen for the outside. A machine
is also used for this work on the collars of plain patterns
and it will cut eight hundred dozen a day, while a man
with his knife will not cut out more than an average of
ninety-six dozen. Then before any stitching is done that
piece ol the collar which later becomes that part ol the
band next to the neck is stamped with its name and size
and number by a printing machine.
In making standing collars and in the case of some of
the turndown collars the succeeding process is the pasting
together of two of the different layers, which is rapidly
done with a daub of the paste-brush; so that the “run-
ning,” or stitching together of the parts—the next opera-
tion—can be done without delay. The pasting is per-
formed by women, some in their homes, others in the
factory. The “running,” the first machine work, is done
in the rooms filled with the rumbling, whirring machines
From that time forward the machine predominates
The “turning,” the next process, however, is the most
important work done by the women outside of the fac-
tories. The collar or band which has been stitched wrong
side out is turned by hand, then the edges are turned in
even, and the collar is ironed. For this work women in
their homes receive two and a half or three cents a dozen
and make from one to eight dollars a week, according to
the time employed. After it is turned the collar is taken
back to the factory and again stitched and overseamed.
Then the band, if the collar is a turndown, having been
through a similar experience, is sewed into the “top”
of the collar. The buttonholes are then made by won-
derfully rapid machines which punch and surround the
buttonhole with stitches in a very few seconds.
In special instances—collars of highest grade—button-
holes are made by hand and are worked by the farmers’
wives, who receive fourteen cents a dozen collars, each
having three buttonholes. After the buttonholes are
finished the collars are sent to the laundry in immense
quantities and washed for four hours in great revolving
tubs that resemble inclosed steamer wheels, where in
successive stages the soap, bleaches, and rinses are applied.
Some collar factories have laundries of their own. The wet
collars are dried by centrifugal machinery, but starched
by hand, and the starchers in the factories which have
their own laundries are the best-paid employés.
The starchers are all women, and they stand at long
tables rubbing the starch into the collars by hand and then
wiping them with a cloth. It is hard work, because
the temperature of the room is high and the women are
always on their feet. They make from ten to twenty-four
dollars a week, and are paid by the dozen collars. Those
who earn the most in collar-making, where nearly all the
work is “piece work,’ arrive at the factories at seven
o’clock in the morning and remain until six at night,
taking sometimes only five minutes’ time for lunch and
moving with lightning speed at their work. The work,
however, is not necessarily arduous. Many of the factory
girls do not go to their places of employment until half-
past eight or nine o’clock, and leave the factory at five
in the afternoon, As they are paid by the number of
dozens of collars, cuffs, or shirts which they handle, and
not by the hour, the length of their day’s work is optional.
After the collars have been starched they are hung
in drying rooms, where a temperature of two hundred
degrees is maintained. They are soon dry enough for
ironing. This is the last process in the making of a
collar, and is performed chiefly by machinery. Collars are
fed into a dampening machine which is like a huge
wringer, in which a dozen of the white strips of neckwear
are put at once, and afterward they are as rapidly placed
in an ironing machine which is also like a great wringer,
with heated rolls; and a dozen or thirteen collars are put
into it at once by one girl. In one of the factories is
another machine, which afterward irons the collars in
circular form. The best collars are, however, ironed by
hand, the work being performed by women. Shirts are
ironed by hand by men and women, and men, being
stronger, are the better ironers.
There are so many processes in collar-making that only
a very general description of them has been given here;
much has been of necessity omitted. The mechanical
part of the industry alone is worthy cf a book, for in it
Continued on page 527.
SER
LESLIE’S WEEKLY
HOW THE NAMES ARE
PRINTED ON COLLAI
THE UNITED SHIRT AND COLLAR
COMPANY MAKING ITS OWN
BOXES FOR COLLARS,
CUFFS, AND SHIRTS.
A TROY FREIGHT DEPOT CHOKED WITH GREAT CASES OF COLLARS.
TYING COLLARS BEFORE BOXING IN THE STOCK-ROOM
CUTTING OUT THE FINER
COLLARS BY HAND.
~~
A COUNTRY STAGE LOADING _UN-
FINISHED COLLARS FOR
WOMEN’ AT THE
FACTORY.
A MACHINE WHICH SEWS ON 21,600
BUTTONS A ‘AY.
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THE HOMEWARD RUSH OF COLLAR EMPLOYEES AT THE CLOSE OF THE DAY'S WORK.—Lioyd. INGENIOUS STEAM JET FOR BENI
THE EVOLUTION OF THE LINEN COLLAR.
A TREMENDOUS INDUSTRY, EMPLOYING THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN, CONCENTRATED AT TROY, N. Y.
ING TABS ON COLLARS.
Photographed by our staff photographer, G. B. Luckey. See opposite page.
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ALL PUBLIC BUSINESS.-— Dunn,
MOMENTOUS PLAY IN THE YALE-PRINCETON FOOTBALL GAME.
BOWMAN KICKING GOAL FOR YALE IN A MAGNIFICENT CONTEST AT PRINCETON, N. J., IN WHICH YALE WON, 12 TO 5.—Hare
Ruskin’s Hopeless Love.
A CONTRIBUTOR to an English contemporary states
that there is in existence a letter by Ruskin which
he himself has seen, giving Ruskin’s own account of the
separation from his wife. It shows, we are told, that there
was nothing more than incompatibility between them.
The real passion of Ruskin’s life came to him when he was
a man past fifty. He fell in love with an Irish girl,
Rosie Latouche. She loved him, but their religious differ-
ences were insuperable. The girl died while still a girl,
and Ruskin broke down. The misfortune clouded the
rest of his life in despair. He fell in with Spiritualists,
who revealed to him the spirit of hisdead lady. Hence came
the crushing collapse which ultimately overthrew his brain.
Srrone and better men and women are those who use
Abbott’s, the Original Angostura Bitters. Druggists.
When a Woman Is Happiest.
ADY ARABELLA ROMILLY discusses, in an English
magazine, the question, “ What is the happiest period
of a woman’s life?” She savs: “Must not a woman wait
till her life is nearly over before she can answer that
question truthfully? For to each woman, married or
maid, the idea of happiness must differ according to her
temperament or estate. But in summing up many exam-
ples, in looking back on beautiful memories, married, I think
that the happiest period of a woman’s life is the time when
she has a nursery full of little children—the baby years.”
e 7.
Salesmen’s Trials.
Bap Foop Is OnE or THEM.
Roap traveling is rather hard on salesmen. Irregular
hours, indifferent hotels and badly cooked food play
smash with their digestion.
An old Philadelphia traveler tells how he got the start
of his troubles by using Grape-Nuts. “For years I was
troubled with a bad stomach, which gave me constant head-
aches and pains all through my body, caused by eating
mproper food. I spent considerable money on doctors,
who said I had indigestion, and after taking medicine
for a year and it doing me no good, I decided to go on a
diet, but the different cereals I ate did not help me.
If it hadn’t been for the advice of a friend to try Grape-
Nuts, I might be ailing yet.
“T commenced to feel better in a short time after using
the food; my indigestion left me; stomach regained its tone
so that I could eat ar ing, and headaches stopped.
I have gained in weig' ve a better complexion
than I had for years. 4 hetels, the salesmen will
have nothing in the e ils t Grape-Nuts, as
they consider it not ( also beneficial for
their health in the I’ ne given by Postum
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A THANKSGIVING STORY WITHOUT
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had at I u vitl 1 LOW orehead and eves that
in ad her | imnip low cheeks The first child
irried a nat iu i vied bundanna handkerchie
i Was ‘ trembling the second Was enjoving the
ul nture .
Around them in every direction stretched the monotony
of the roofs of Chinatown—Chinatown, once the abode
of fashion and wealth, now given over to Oriental occu
pation, with its alternating brillianey and squalor, its
bright red papers fastened beside every window and door
to frighten away evil spirits, and its great, beautiful,
transparent, bobbing lanterns,like apples of the Hesperides
[wo blocks away, motionless in the still morning air,
hung the big vellow flag of the Chinese consulate \ terri
ble dragon was embroidered upon it, but the folds of his
voluminous tail and the lightning of his vigilant eve afforded
no protection to little slave girls running away Above
them rose the higher parts of the city American homes,
terrace on terrace, with streets cut out between, like ginger
bread slices, and near b 1 golden cross faintly tipped with
the dawn’s glory was as powerless to protect the children
as the sleeping dragon on his vellow bed The eves of
Dong Ho filled with tears In one hand she held her
bundle while the other was firmly clasped in the heartening
grasp of Suey Leen, who led her over the roofs. Suey
Leen talked as they walked climbing over chimney pots
and low partitions, and passing carefully from house to
Nnouse
You must go down when you come to a stairway,
little sister.”’ Suev Leen was saving, though Dong Ho
was taller than she and older, “and then you must hide
all day till it gets dark and then hunt for the school.
Remember it is up and not down the hill, Dong Ho.
Whatever you do, keep climbing the hill and you will
find the school in time. Tell them that I’m coming too,”
she added, a little wistfully.
“Oh. come with me now, sister; I’m afraid to go alone
I shall be lost, I shall be lost,’ wailed the traveler
“Hush, hush,” said the other. “ Don’t make so much
noise. I dare not go with you. You know very well
that the whole town would be roused in an hour and that
we should both be caught Perhaps the fear of losing
me will keep them from pressing you too closely. And
whatever else you do, don’t forget that it is up the hill,
not down, for if you come back to the Quarter you are
lost.”’
It grew lighter and more light. The rubbish on the
roofs was plainly visible now, and a little way off was one
where thousands of fish had been hung to dry. The
unsavory incense smelled to
By Mabel Clare Craft
to the roof not te eet away, and, instinctively duck
ng, Dong Ho plunged into the lower darkness Phe
d | hal i \t one side she heard
the voi of men plaving n-tan and tw tories be
low her was a faint gloy the light of the street
tint with hunger and weeping, Deng Ho and her bun
d themselv nto a dart nd ill-smelling
' r ime r thre ind trom there two ik
adark ¢ r shone throug! Lie Sern gloon ind two small
ears listened alertly, missing not test sound
Once, whet crowd of men loung Ho shrank
into a still smaller compass, but even then their blouses
swept her shoulder They were so near that she dared
remain no longer, for the sun had crept around and one
long sunset ray illu nined the tiny covert where she lay
At last, plucking up her last bit of courage, she arose on
her stiffened le gs and fled silently down the hallway and
into the dusky street
She was in a region of houses—old, but not vet entirely
fi en ovel to Chinese occupancy and for a long time she
stood on a corner, unable to decide what to do Presently
it was borne in on her slow brain that she was attracting
too much attention An evil-looking Chinese with long
straight locks hanging about the base of his queue was
standing under a street lamp, regarding her unpleasantly
In despair, she fled up the steps of the nearest house
Now the gods who watch over the river people must
have been with Dong Ho just then. Had she turned to
the left she would have gone to a house where the Chinese
residents would have promptly returned her to her
master, but, still bearing in mind her mystic talisman,
‘up the hill,”” she chanced to run up the steps OF @ crusty
old bachelor who possessed a pertect treasure of an old
Chinese servitor. Fay Sook was passing through the hall
and heard a faint knock at the door as though some bird
were pecking for entrance. He opened the door and there,
in the twilight, stood a pathetic little figure, tears in its
eves and on its cheeks, and a bundle tightly clutched in
its hand
“The school, the school, the school on the hill,”’ she
sobbed.
* Instantly Fay Sook knew what she meant, and read
the situation at one glance of his clever, beady eyes. He
knew the red-brick mission house, the House Beautiful
of so many Chinese girls. Often he had given them
flowers and he had even been bidden to some of the we d-
dings when the charges of the mission were graduated
into wifehood for some of the Chinese men of the quarter
But he would not have dared to take the runaway slave
there himself. The tongs are strong, their knives are
sharp, and their aim is good. I’ay Sook left the door ajar
and vanished into the hall, just as the evil-faced Chinese
passed below on the sidewalk to see what was transpiring
on the terrace above. But Fay Sook had only gone to
call the housekeeper, and in a few minutes that worthy
woman was hurrying along the street with a woe-begone
little Chinese girl clinging to one of her hands. The house-
keeper was prim and old and gray—but then, there are
many strange sights in the Chinese quarter.
a * « a * * *
Miss Cameron, the pretty young missionary with the
Scotch burr in her tongue, had just lighted the lamps in
the big sitting-room and she answered the bell hersell,
inlocking the massive door and pusl ing back the hea,
bolts of this house that is ever in a state of siege There
stood the housekeeper and the runaway—each dumb to
the othe
kay Sook savs this child looking for the mission
\ runaway slave nquired the missionary Come
Che interpreter came and with rattling svllables whicl
exploded like fire crackers, sh said
Where are you fron
From my mistress.”
What is her name
I do not know only mistress.”’
Stupid! You must know
No, nie
Evidently they scolded even here in the big clean red
only mistress.’
Dong Ho was crying again
house
Will vou give me the bundle?”
No, no I must keep it until I reach the school on
the hill.’’
‘But this is the school and one has everything here.
Come, the bundle Don’t tremble so—there is nothing
to be afraid of. We don’t beat people here.”’
Miss Cameron, not understanding, reached kindly for
the bundle, but with a ery Dong Ho clasped it more ¢ losely
to her She hovered near the table with the big, cheerful
lamp, unmindful of her tear-disfigured face—a little dirty,
ragged, forlorn figure—while Miss Cameron untied the
bundle and spread out a cracked rice-bowl, a pair of
wooden chop-sticks worn to splinters, a broken wooden
comb, two battered Chinese toyvs—souvenirs of the child-
hood that had never been—and a couple of soiled gar-
ments—the entire earthly possessions ol Dong Ho
Dong Ho went down to supper—a supper of Chinese
stew and white rice flakes, with chop-sticks that were not
worn, and a nice rice-bowl without a flaw—vet still her
unoccupied hand sought her treasures, and when at last
she fell asleep in the first bed she had ever slept in, her
bundle was beneath her pillow
The next day the newest comer was tenderly questioned
bv the missionary She showed the marks on her arms,
black and blue now, and the sear on her head, and she told
the story ef her “sister” who had saved her and who
wanted to come to the school, too. But when she was
questioned about the street on which she had lived she did
not know, nor could she even give her sister’s name.
For Dong Ho wus only a common serf-girl, a bargain
even in China, where she had cost but ten dollars, and she
told her experience of household drudgery and common-
place cruelty quite simply. It had been her duty to
wait upon her little-foot mistress, to cook, to wash, to
sweep, to buy the food in the market, and, above all, to
look after the three children of the household all the day
long. The babies, though good-natured, very soon under-
stood that this older child was their beast of burden and
treated her accordingly. Wherever she went she was
obliged to carry the youngest of them strapped to her
back in a big silk handkerchief. The next younger she
carried in her arms, and the third struggled along in his
ungainly apron and stiff trousers, clinging to her garments
or to her hair. The child on her back was a lusty imp,
and when Dong Ho did not go fast enough he kicked her
in the ribs with his stout lit-
heaven, and already the fish-
ermen were coming out to
turn over their stock, damp
from the night’s fog. Suey
Leen saw them with appre-
hension and, hugging Dong
Ho spasmodically, and _ re-
peating her directions for the
hundredth time, she turned
and fled noiselessly toward
the skvlight whence she had
emerged.
For hours Dong Ho wait-
ed, sometimes behind chim-
neys, sometimes behind a
box, while the sun climbed
the sky, the church bell rang
in a red tower not far away,
and the Sabbath calm fell
over the noisy streets. Cable
ears rumbled below her, the
hoofs of horses clicked over
stone cobbles, and silent Ori-
ental tigures shuffled in and
out of sombre doorways,
whose fan-lights and marble
steps told a tale of better
days. Atlast Dong Ho came
to a roof that led to none
other Below Was the strect,
»
and at one side a small hole
led into a dark hallway by Te
means of a very decrepit lad-
der To go back meant to
go down hill, and Dong Ho
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(ompen 4 an
had but one purpose in life
to go “up the hill.””, Down
the ladder she went with fear
and trembling As she hesi-
tated, her small, sleek head
tle shoes or pulled her hair
cruelly, until she cried out.
Even with her tormentors
in bed, Dong Ho was not
free to rest her bones, which
ached to the marrow with
weariness. At twelve o’clock
came the midnight supper,
served in every Chinese
household, and at eleven
Dong Ho must again drag
her aching limbs down and
up the ~interminable _ stairs
with materials for this last
meal. And then, at last,
when the household sank in
slumber, the little maid was
permitted to fold herself
away on a wooden box which
stood in the store-room, and,
with an old sack for a pillow
and no coverlet at all, she
passed the hours of the
morning in dreamless_tor-
por. Very early, the old
woman roused her with a
parrot-like, querulous cry,
and she must hasten to heat
the water and carry it to her
little-foot mistress. If the
water were too hot the mis-
tress flung it, basin and all,
at Dong Ho, and-if it were
too cold, then it came just
the same into her little sleepy
face, until sometimes it
seemed to the child that it
| did not matter whether she
heated the water or not, for
‘ ud she tried, it
like a swallow’s above the
ladder, some ore came up
“ AN EVIL-LOOKING CHINESE WAS REGARDING HER UNPLEASANTLY.’
sure to be wrong.
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November 27, 1902
years, and it was inconceivable how the stunted little body
contrived to bear up under its load of labor and sor
row. Nothing of Dong Ho grew except her hands, for
the child was not an inch taller at twelve than she had
been two vears before, when she was belched forth from
the big ship
Chere came another baby into the household, and Dong
Ho would certainly h ive laid down the fearful burde n ol
her life a and had, indeed, otten fingered meditatively her
bowl of the deadly pau fau—that slippery, shiny stuff
with which Chinese girls bandoline their hair against the
breezes when something happe ned to break the monotony
her life and to make existence tolerable once more
a
Che change was the coming ot am ther slave girl into
the crowded rooms It was the Chinese New Year, when
all Orientals, no matter how poor, pay their debts, and
the master had been obliged to take a little girl in payment
of a debt contracted by her mother Beside his open
and legitimate business, Hom Young was chief owner
in a fan tan game, and among the most inveterate tempters
of fortune was the widow of a Chinese scholar, in whose
blood the
smiled upon her Almost invariably she lost, and the
gambling mania ran deep. Sut fortune never
new year found her so hopelessly involved that there was
but one thing to do sell her most valuable
asset, her daughter, Suey Leen, to the owner of
the fan tan game. And so the human pawn
passed into the possession of a new master and
Dong Ho had a partner in suffering.
The two children were utterly different in type,
in temperament,
dividuality. Dong Ho’s memories were very lim-
ited; her opportunities had been nothing, and she
knew, dimly, that some time she would be sold
into a still more degraded slavery. Added to
this, she had lately acquired a trick of extreme
So many times had the pan of dirty
in all that goes to make up in-
clumsiness.
water been flung at her; so much had she been
kicked and cuffed and maltreated that her head
was in a state of constant bewilderment and her
muscles refused to obey so weak and unstable a
central government.
Suey Leen was quite the opposite. She had
a round, pudding face, and even life at Hom
Young’s did not make her thin. She was quick,
alert, adaptable, and so cheerful and sunshiny that
even her owners liked her and thought with satis-
faction of the good round price that she would
some day bring. Suey Leen’s father had been a
scholar, and heredity is a wonderful thing: The
girl had been born with a brain susceptible to
cultivation, and every seed that fell lodged in her
head and grew into a seemly plant. She had
dreams and ambitions, too, but of course no one
suspected so absurd a thing in a Chinese slave girl.
And most of all her heart went out to poor, sod-
den, down-trodden Dong Ho.
Dong Ho’s case became more desperate every
dey until it climaxed on the first New Year afte
the coming of Suey Leen, when Dong Ho dropped
and broke all the stalks of the New Year lilies,
compared to which the breaking of a looking-glass
would be a paltry affair. To have the lily stalks
broken meant failure in business, sickness, loss of
mind, and sudden death, and the mistress tired
her arms and back beating Dong Ho, until the
child fainted from pain and fright and was dumped
in a heap on the hard box in the store - room.
Suey Leen stood quietly by, making not the slight-
est outcry, but with great resolutions crystallizing
behind her slanting eyes.
As soon as the household was quiet and Suey
Leen could speak to Dong Ho without attracting
attention, she whispered, “Don’t ery, Dong Ho;
you shall not be sold to the wicked man, sister
I have heard from Yon Yet, who lives down stairs,
that there is a house on the hill where they have
a school for girls like you and me. We shall go
there, Dong Ho.”
The almond eves of Dong Ho grew as round as
nature would permit them. She had never heard
of the mission school and she wondered that the
sharp cars of Suey Leen had overheard some
chance remark of the house-to-house visitor on
the landing below, for the mistress would never
permit a Bible reader to pollute the air of her
dwelling. Dong Ho trembled in the dark—she
Ghanigaiving
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irose, slipped on her stocking nad her Olt soled shoes,
istened with cold and trembling fingers the small brass
knobs and cord loops of her blouse, and made a little bundle
ol her tiny belongings, for she was going she knew not
where ind’ she did not know whether or not they had
such things as rice-bowls and chop-sticks at the house on
the hill
a
In the room where the little slaves slept was a sky-
light far above their heads and in another part ol the house
was an old and rickety bamboo ladder, such as every
Chinese he IS€ POSSEesses, to use tor flight over the roots,
in case of the service of disagreeable American papers
by disagreeable Americans in blue coats, or in times of
highbinder curnage It was Suey Leen’s part to creep
in her stockinged feet through the room where Hom
Young and his wife were sleeping, and to carry the ladder
back to the store-room rremblingly, stealthilv, she ae
complished her difficult feat, then held the ladder while
Dong Ho climbed Suey Leen’s heart was in her mouth,
for if Dong Ho stumbled or fell or made any noise at this
critical juncture, not one serving maid but two would be
sold into worse slavery But for this once Dong Ho was
nimble and sure-footed Her shoes she carried in one
hand, her bundle in the other, and her feet clung to the
7
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O" it’s just before Thanksgiving !
And there’ ! 1 the
s something it ull
Making life well worth the living
You can note it anywhere.
Something jovial and pleasing
In the people that you meet,
Mixed with incense wondrous teasing
Permeating room and street.
a ae) Per
N the kitchens of a nation
hey are busy baking pies ;
And the turkey’s red oblation
Forms the barnyard’s sacrifice
While our Johnnie at his station
On the threshold pl ints his toes
And sends wireless information
[o his stomach by his nox
A
FR“ )M the cities, steeps, and prairies,
Where * the children ’”’ widely roam
Wills and Harrys, Beths and Marys
All the roads are
And the lashes gl idly glist n,
4 leading ‘+ home.”
Hanging loose is every latch,
As the ‘old folks ” wait and listen
E’en the lightest step to catch.
DM Sye"®D
| figs and mow are brimming o’er us
With the harvest, safe at last,
And the future smiles before us
With the fullness of the past.
Midst the bounty all-sufficient
Of the present and its cheer
Let us thank a God omniscient
For the blessings of the year.
515
fugitive have made her way from Suey Leen’s side without
that alert handmaider knowledge ? Again and again
Suey Leen found the ladder in het roon ind she knew
that slv eves watched from behind the partition to see
if she would seek to take advantage of it But though
beatings were frequent and hard for the proud to bear
and twice the drudgery of the old days fell to her share.
Suey Leen ne ver regretted that she had remained as a
vicarious atonement for Dong Ho It was seldom now
that they permitted Suev Leen to go into the streets to
buy the provisions for the family dinner Plainly they
did not trust her, and most of the time she was cooped uy
in the stifling room, waiting on her crippled mistress or
amusing the restless babies
—
But Suey Leen possessed the divine patience of her
race. She knew how to wait Spring grew into summer,
and summer into fall, and Suey Leen was a model of con
tented industry. One day the watchfulness of the mistress
relaxed and the child was sent out to purchase dried
duck’s feet How her pounded-silver anklets clinked
aguinst her shoes how Musi¢ al was the sound they made!
Hatless, bundleless, coatless, Suey Leen sped up the steep
streets and in a half-hour had inquired the way and was
pulling frantically at the basement bell of a brick building
from which came sounds of shouting, metallic,
childish Chinese voices :
“ Yes, Jesus lubba me,
Yes, Jesus lubba me,
Yes, Jesus lubba me,
De Bibul tell me so.”
It chanced to be Thanksgiving Day and the
little Celestials were celebrating, they knew not
how or why, dressed in their brightest, which was
their best,and wearing bracelets and anklets, while
thev sang hymns to admiring Occidental auditers.
They let in the new child and jubilated over
her, for there is more joy in the mission over one
girl who comes of her own free will than over
the ninety and nine who are captured by force
or guile, for the voluntary recruit shows that all
the seed does not fall in barren soil.
‘What’s your name?” asked the interpreter.
“Suey Leen,” said the child, promptly.
‘Where are you from?”
“The house of Hom Young.”
‘Do you wish to stay : aa
‘Forever, yes, if you will take me.”
Dinner was over, but Suev Leen ate raven-
ously of the festival fragments and smiled her
gratitude
“She must be tired after the excitement,”
said Miss Cameron. “ Best take her up stairs at
once, There's a vacant bed in the west room.”
So Suey Leen went pattering and tinkling up
the oak stairs, her bangles making soft, heathen
music as she minced along behind the quiet
and demure interpreter, who went ahead, candle
in hand, like some young, slant-eyed Saint Ce-
cilia. The next moment a wild shriek resound-
ed through the peaceful house
Miss Cameron dropped the baby she was un-
dressing and ran for the stzirs, visions of fire and
highbinders chasing each other through her head.
\ patter of Orientally-shod feet led the way to
the dormitory, where Dong Ho and the latest
comer were clasped in each other’s arms. Such
2 flood of questioning and cross-questioning, such
babble of reminiscence, of experience, of confi-
dence, of gratitude, of soft tears and softer
laughter—the interpreter, little autocrat that she
was, could not get in a question edgewise—but
through it all sounded “Ga Che, Ga Che,” my
sister, my sister.
It was certainly a half-hour before the mis-
sion knew for a certainty that this latest arrival
was Dong Ho’s “sister’’ and saviour, for whose
coming her dumb and patient heart had so longed.
At last, in the briefest of silences, Dong Ho
said:
‘Miss Camelon, this is my sister who helped
me away over the roofs I’d have died long
befo’ this, Miss Camelon.”’
_
The ladies of the board were the guests of the
home that evening. The room was pungent with
burning punk-sticks, but the nuts and the roast-
ing apples before the fire spoke of New England.
was so afraid the household joss would, hear the
impious words of Suey Leen and rain down fire
upon them. A few days they must wait, said the little
Moses, until the New Year was over, the lanterns out, the
crowds gone from the quarter, and Chinatown sleeping off
the effect of its annual feast and house-cleaning.
At first Suey Leen planned to go too, but the more she
pondered the more she felt the impossibility of eseaping
with Dong Ho. If they tried to go together, Dong Ho,
through her stupidity, would endanger the entire plan
and cause them both to be captured and thenceforth to
be watched so closely that they would never have the
opportunity to run away again. So Suey Leen surren-
dered the sweet thought of freedom with a pang and bent
all her energies toward accomplishing the release of
Dong Ho.
a
It was a Sunday morning in March when the parting
came, and it was yet as dark as night. Since midnight,
Suey Leen had been awake, while Dong Ho slumbered
heavily at her side, unaware that a great crisis in her life
was approaching. About four o’clock Dong Ho was
awakened by a voice in her ear and dimly she heard the
words of Suey Leen, ordering her to get up. and dress,
for the hour was come. Bewildered, stupefied, Dong Ho
smooth bamboo rounds as the feet of her ancestors may
once have clung to the gnarled limbs of trees.
a
The quiet days in the mission lengthened into weeks
and months and the owner of Dong Ho made no effort
to trace her. The mission house is uncommunicative
as the tomb, and Hom Young knew very well that a hue
and cry might lose him the more valuable Suey Leen.
And besides, there were plenty more girls to be had for
ten dollars in China. Slowly, very slowly, the child
learned to read English and Chinese, learned to do house-
work American fashion, learned to take care of the charm-
ing tea-rose babies that are now and again born into the
mission, to sing American hymns, and to go back a little
way into the realm of her lost childhood. But whenever
duties did not call and there were no lessons to be learned,
you might always see Dong Ho with her nose pressed
against the hars which guard the mission windows, looking
for the sister who never came.
-
To tell the truth, things were not well with Suey Leen.
The Hom Youngs suspected that she had been the means
of Dong Ho’s escape, for how, they argued, could the
‘T love these Down-East celebrations,”’ said the
clergyman with the Bangor twang. “They re-
mind me of the Thanksgivings at home when we
talked of the first Thanksgiving, of the scanty harvest and
the full graveyards, and the Puritan fathers with their
hearts full of thankfulness for what we should scarcely
deem mercies.”
‘Yes,’ said the missionary, musingly, “but the real
Thanksgiving is up stairs.”
7 eo
Instability of French Ministries.
|S ONE respect at least French ministries bear a close
resemblance to the governments of South America,
and that is in their changeableness. W aldeck-
Rousseau held office barely three years, but his ministry
holds the record for length of service ‘From the top
of the Republican pyramid forty ministries look down
upon you,” was the phrase which M. Blowitz addressed
to M. Combes when he formed his government several
months ago; and it was a true as well as a striking phrase.
The French ministry is the forty-first since 1870—forty-
one ministries in thirty-two years. One of them lasted
eighteen days. This is carrying the principle of rotation
in office to extremes.
LESLIE’S
BAPTISMAL CEREMONY IN THE HOSPITAL WARD.
THE SOCIETY'S AGENT CARRIES THE BABY TO ITS NEW HOME. WOMEN WISHING 10 ADOPT INFANTS INSPE'T !
FINDING HOMES FOR A |
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THE FOUNDLING INFANT 18 THE CENTRE OF INTEREST IN AN ITALIAN HOUSEHOLD.
A TYPICAL COUNTRY HOME WHERE THE FOUNDLING IS ADOPTED AT LAST.
sw YOM \VHOSE PAREN RE NEVER KNOWN.—Photographs by our staff photographer, G. B. Luckey.
518 LESLIE’S WEEKLY
November 27, 1g 2
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JOTUS
TRUE SPORTSMEN ARE NOT BUTCHERS—FOOTBALL NOT ALWAYS BRUTAL—CHANGES IN GOLF MANAGEMENT.
SPORTSMEN? Nor THEY President Theodore Roose MIDWINTER RACING ON A LARGE SCALE.—It is only
velt and ex-President Grover Cleveland are sportsmen in within the last vear or two that the wealthy men of the
the field and in civilian clothes Both enjoy nothing running turt gave much attention to racing after the closing
better than a chase after dogs in the fields and woods down of the regular season in the East The winter
or to be seated in a blind trving to outwit the cunning tracks in the middle West and California, and at New
wild fowl. But neither has ever been accused of the willful Orleans and Charleston attracted generally owners of
slaughter of game merely for the pleasure of killing average financial standing and an ordinary class of horses.
Each has done his share in furnishing to the comic carn Times have changed, as the recent meetings at Aque-
caturist opportunities for his pencil on hunting subjects, duct, near New York, and at Washington show. The
but neither has ever boasted of a feat recently performed millionaires are just as anxious to fill their racing coffers
bv the Prince of Wales in England, one of which the future as are the little fellows who are compelled to look so
monarch seems to be proud The prince was one of a carefully after their feed bills and racing expenses The
party of hunters who enjoved a few days’ shooting at result ‘will be that a better class of horses will be seen
Netherby, England Three thousand five hundred ducks at the winter tracks this year, and for the sake of the
were killed in three days, and the prince swelled with sport cleaner racing ought to result. It is beginning td
pride when, on the third day, he himself killed ninety-six look as if the turf would be the better off if paid stewards
birds in sixty minutes. While this is a record bag for were placed in the judges’ stand and absolute power to
wild ducks in England, many a real sportsman will shud look into suspicious jockey rides and performances on the
der at such a performance There are pot-hunters in track given to them. More money has been wagered on
this country who would feel pride in such performances, the turf this vear than ever, or than was ever bet at the
but no true sportsman Now that the sportsmen are tracks in England or France, and it looks as if the bettors
taking to the woods and fields with the first heavy frosts, were entitled to some protection from the wolves and
a story that actually happened in Tennessee, told for the “shysters” of the turf. They did not receive it this year.
first time, might be interesting here There were four a
in the party, three from the North, more shame to them. Wis, Teorrens Reace tran Two-Minute Mask
vay ‘re » * > « ae ‘ > >» starti yr adel
rhree were men who bet, and each day before tarting The prediction was made pretty generally early in the
out a heavy wager was made as to the number of kills year that the trotters and pacers would break all records
each would make that day. Quail were plentiful, and as
: during the season. Yet comparatively few records of
all were good shots the bag each day was large and diffi-
account have been made during the season otf 1902.
cult to carry. The wagers increased in size, and of course — Some of the drivers are of the opinion that the great
the birds became more troublesome to carry. Finally trotters and pacers have been campaigned too persist-
each man decided to simply wring the head from each
bird as it was brought in by the dogs, the body of the
quail being tossed aside. When the day’s slaughter was
ently during the season,and in consequence their speed
and endurance have been diminished. Such rich prizes
and so much bonus money are offered for their appearance
over the heads were easily counted, and of course they that the animals are overworked and when called upon
did not weigh much Yet at least two of those men would for some special effort cannot do their best. Cresceus
feel affronted if told that they were not sportsmen. They the greatest trotter of them all. is certainly not as fast
were anything but that—mere butchers and blackguards. at present as he was at this time last year. His owner,
The county jail is the place for men of this sort | George H. Ketcham, is particularly anxious to have his
would like to have their pictures and print and label favorite travel the mile in two minutes, but it is doubtful
them so that they could be kept away from all shooting now whether he will ever do it Among the pacers Dan
grounds in the country Patch performed nobly, yet Star Pointer has not been
- dethroned as yet
Is FoorpaLt BrutraL?—lIf that robust game of foot-
ball happened to be half as brutal as the enemies of the
game would have the remainder of the world believe
the hospitals and cemeteries would be full at the beginning
of each winter. It is an active, strenuous game, and there
is no place for weaklings in the line or back field ; and while
there is no doubt that the game can be vastly improved
and made more spectacular and interesting for the spec-
tators, it is equally true that the sport has as great a
following this year as it ever had. Football, as played
by the university teams, holds its own, and there must
be something to it or this would not be the case. There
have been games this year in which slugging has been too
conspicuous, and there have also been games in which
straight scientific football has beeneplayed from start to
finish. In their effort to get strength and beef at almost
any cost, some of the captains and coaches have placed
men on the team better fitted for something else than :
place on a university team of any sort, but such cases
are the exception rather than the rule. There have been few
scandals connected with the game this fall, and the season
as a whole will wind up, with the annual battle between
the navy and army at Philadelphia, in good order. If some
of the association tactics could be introduced into the
college game they would improve the sport in the most
healthful sort of way, but it seems doubtful if the Ameri-
can universities will ever borrow anything from their
English cousins in the football line. So when a man or
woman asks you if football is really brutal you can answer
only that it depends almost entirely on just how the game
is played. Some games are as demoralizing and hurtful
as prize-fights, and others are not. There have been men
who deliberately tried to maim and injure seriously the CURIOUS SIGHT IN AN ENGLISH VILLAGE—FISHING FOR
players opposite them, but such cases are fortunately rare. TROUT IN A SEWER AT WINCHESTER.
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INDOOR SPORTS
0 Boom.—Every indication points
to the fact that the coming winter will be one of the most
interesting in many seasons. In all of the large cities
preparations are being made for athletic games, hockey
matches, billiard and pool tournaments, and social func-
tions in which the sporting world will take a lively interest.
\ positive boom is promised in billiards in spite of the
fact that some of the best professionals are abroad at
present. Ping-pong has not awakened as yet from its
midsummer slumber, but it will probably do so when the
indoor season opens up in real earnest. Hockey is bound
to be popular, and in towns where no rinks are to be had
the game is sure to be played pretty regularly whenever
ice on the lakes and ponds will permit.
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CHANGE IN GOLF MANAGEMENT DEMANDED.—For
some time golfing enthusiasts, especially in the West,
where the game has kept pace with its advancement in
the East, have been dissatisfied with the methods used
by the officials of the United States Golf Association.
W hile changes will not take effect until the annual meeting
n February, they are pretty certain to be made. At
present the management of the association is confined
to a handful of clubs in the East. The associate members
believe that they should have a voice in the management
of the association, and they will probably get it next
season. Singularly enough, there are one hundred and
eighty club members of the association, each of whom
pays annual dues, yet has no vote. Under the proposed
new conditions the game will be conducted on broader
lines and dissatisfaction will not be so rampant.
GEORGE E. STACKHOUSE.
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Sporting Queries Answered.
B. J. O., Trentron.—The shooting season for quail and rabbits
in New Jersey begins on November 15th. On Long Island and in
Connecticut the shooting season opens November Ist Deer can
be shot on Long Island on the first and second Wednesdays and
Fridays in November, and at no other time
C., Cmicaco A bicycle rider ceases to be a novice as soon
as he wins a prize in an open competition It does not matter
whether he finishes first, second or third It is a strict rule. but
necessary to prevent riders from winning second and third prizes
and not trying for firsts
Fk. A , Cuicaco.— Many players have signed with two clubs
and received advance money from each. ‘The team they desert
generally gets back the money advanced and the case is seldom
taken into the courts Baseball law and the law of the land never
did get along together
JH. M, Mempuis Almost any sort of leather armor is per-
mitted in football In baseball only the catcher and first baseman
are permitted to wear the big gloves The practice of a pitcher
wearing a glove on his ‘‘easy”’ hand came into vogue about five
years ago .
H. B. F., Worcester It is always best to use a guide when
shooting in a district where you are not known. They know the
places which are posted and will save their hire and you much
trouble
M. A. C., Loursvit_e.— There is no weight limit in a bicycle race
You can ride a wheel as light as safety will permit Winning a first,
second, or third prize debars you from future competition in novice
W HT. Cuicaco.—According to George Davis himself, he
has not signed any baseball contract for next year. He will proba-
bly play with the New York team of the National League
4. M.. Str. Lovurs —Two national automobile shows will be
held during the winter, one in Chicago and the other in New York
Other shows will be merely of a local character G. E. §
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Fishing for Trout in a Sewer.
UITE A common sight in the streets of Winchester,
England, is presented in the accompanying picture.
\ resident, of the lower classes, stands at the curb,
fishing for trout, which abound in the various sinall
streams that traverse the city, flowing in part on the
surface, partly .under bridges, and reappearing again,
later on, in the open. Along the course of these streams
gratings are frequently seen, through which rain water
passes and is carried off by the streams. Here the angler
stations himself and his patience is usually rewarded with
a very substantial catch.
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i simple é nough state
ment to make It springs
easily to the lips of sucha host
of bovs and girls who are so
unfortunate as to be endowed
with an over supply of what
we, for want of a better name,
call “temperament.” rhe
word unfortunate is used, if
you please, in connection with
the temperament and not the
stage. The possession of that
feverish characteristic cannot
but seem unfortunate te
one
who chooses to limp along by
the side of the procession and
meditate upon the strugglings
and stumblings it is respon
sible for in the lives ol others
Now it is easy enough to
make up one’s mind to “be
an actor,’ but once this im
portant preliminary is passed
Robert Taber, now a leading
actor in London.—Fadh one finds one’s self face to
face with a gigantic “ How?”
In the preparation for any other business but the theatri
cal there are straight and well-beaten paths to follow.
\ boy makes up his mind to become a doctor. _Immediate-
ly his whole course of action is mapped out in front of
him. He sees ahead of him a long course of preparatory
training for medical college, then four years of medicine
before he is ready even for the months he must spend in
hospital practice before he can open an office and begin
his life’s real work. The same rule of certainty and pre-
cision applies to any of the other great professions, and to
the preparation, in fact, for most any kind of a career
but the actor’s. When a young man says “I’m going to
be an actor” he can’t know for a certainty whether he is
or not, because there is not a single signboard upon youth's
highway to point the way to success in this most fasci-
nating and ofttimes most lucrative profession.
There are very few young men and women who “ go
on the stage” who do not religiously believe that op-
portunity is all they need to place them where by virtue
of nature’s beneficence they belong, beside those whose
names adorn our bill-boards and light our streets by
glaring down upon us from great electric signs. Oh, it
will take time, of course. No one ever became great in a
day. People are said to have achieved fame in a single
night, but never without years of patient waiting for
opportunity. Never without vears of work and tireless
ambition, too often embittered by hardships and priva-
SCENE FROM BEN JONSON'S “ THE SILENT WOMEN,” AS PLAYED
BY THE STUDENTS IN ELIZABETHAN FASHION A FEW YEARS AGO.
LESLIE’S WEEKLY
THE WELL-KNOWN GRADUATES OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ART
rettinge on the Stage
By Eleanor Franklin
tions How isp ng vouth does love those words, “ hard
ship and privation.”’ One may never have to suffer either
but somehow one is always sentimentally anticipating
that distinction and squaring one’s chest to meet them
bravely when they come
If we could only “ peek” into the back of the book of
life and see how it is going to turn out! But alas! every
page is written in a different language and we must learn
each as we Zo, poor ¢ hildre n! W he re 1s the re an ambitious
but impecunious actor who does not know that E. H
Sothern was once on the very bottom rung of the ladder,
that “he has been seen sitting in a dejected attitude on
a bench in Union Square with fringe on the bottom of his
trousers.”” I quote this because that is the way an actor
told it to me, and so they tell it to each other for self
comfort while they go on dreaming of the time when they
too will be the “admired of all,’ when their talent shall
have gained the recognition it deserves tichard Mans
field’s early struggles against adversity is another pet
subject for discussion in the lower stratum ol theatrical
society, while to hear a fluffy-haired, light-hearted sou
brette moan over the story of Clara Morris’s tragic little
beginning is enough to make a heart of adamant swell
with a sense of grim humor.
Let an actor be discharged from a company for “ in-
competency” (a humiliating word used by some managers
as an excuse for discharging an actor on any occasion),
and he will tell you proudly that the same thing occurred
to Joseph Jefferson and to Edwin Booth, and will look
with pity upon the manager who, through ignorance and
short-sightedness, falls into such an error in his own case.
This is gigantic egotism. Yes, a fault most actors are
accused of possessing, but a fault, dear judge, which makes
the bitter battle against fierce longing and disappoint-
ment possible. That limelight glare is so alluring, you
know, and it isn’t a light which burns and kills either.
Once let a ray of-it fall upon one, and who would regret
the struggle in the outer dark Sut such difficulties as
I have touched upon are those which beset the actor after
he has passed through “ the eve of the needle”’ and become
a full-fledged professional. The “eye of the needle” is
not too narrow a simile for the manager’s office as it opens
to receive a beginner
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“What have vou done?” is the first curt question
which a manager asks of an applicant for an engagement,
and, poor overworked plav manager, he hasn't much
time to listen to vouthful aspirations. If he is kind he
may sav, “Go on out and make a beginning; see what
you ean do, then come back to me,” but more often he
will say “ No place for you” in a way to weaken the stoutest
heart. I tell you a “beginner” is not wanted anywhere
in this busy world unless it is in papa’s office or papa’s
store. If you are going against the world unaided in any
capacity you must never be a beginner. Pretty soon it
will cease to be necessary to “bluff,” and then you can
make it all right with vour conscience.
Now there is a noted school in New York where a
young man or woman may go and for a fair sum be
directed through a course of diamatic art, and at the same
time be given a full and satisfactory view of the situation
which confronts the young aspirant for theatrical honors.
Old actors have a deal of fun at the expense of these
schools, and boast proudly of the fact that they got their
training in the school of experience, but they forget that
to-day it would be almost impossible for an actor to get
the same course of training. The “palmy days” of the
old stock company are gone—gone with the youth and
hopes of the men and women who made them “ palmy”
and who now flout the new idea of dramatic training
which seems to have followed naturally in the order of
progression. I grant a two years’ course at the American
Academy of Dramatic Art at Carnegie Hall might prove
wearing upon a restless spirit. Is there an ambitious,
self-confident, temperamental boy or girl on earth who
wouldn’t say “What’s the
use” to all the physical eult
ure, grace exercises, “ life stud
ies,” ind lessons in how to
light i lamp close a window,
or hand a lady a ch ir whe re
there are no lamps or windows
or chairs: but many a vouth
goes through it all with the
hope ever present in his mind
that it will lead to an opening
into the “ profession ’’; and, to
do managers justice, this hope
most always meets its reward,
for it cannot be denied that
two vears’ training in a well-
managed dramatic academy,
as the course 1s mapped out,
is tar better for the voung
actor than the same length
ol time in any company where
he must necessarily meet most
unpleasant experiences as a de-
spised “ beginner.”
. ohn Blau cently Mrs. Pat-
rhe American Academy of eng nid ning :
Dramatic Art gives, every
ampbell’s leading man.
once in a while,a students’ matinée in one of the best of
the New York theatres; and if a pupil happens to display
marked ability in any “line of business’ that pupil is
liable to find an easy introduction to a manager who will
intrust to him or her a not unimportant part at a good
salary, and so by one happy chance he or she becomes a
“ professional ”’ of enviable standing. his word “ pro-
fessional” I always quote when used in this connection,
because it has a distinct and individual meaning from a
“ professional”? standpoint. I saw this amusingly illus-
trated not long ago. Iwo men were introduced in a
restaurant. They shook hands across the table and as
they sat down, one of them, unmistakably an actor, said:
“Are you a professional, Mr. Smith’
Mr. Smith looked puzzled for an instant, then said,
modestly, “I’m a lawyer.”
“Oh, indeed!” said the other, spectacularly adjusting
his napkin. “ You look like a professional.”
Pure Cow’s Milk
made sterile and guarded against contamination, from
beginning to baby’s bottle, is the perfection of substitute
feeding for infants Borden’s Eagle Brand Condensed
Milk has stood first among infant foods for more than
forty vears.
THE PROLOGUE, “ THE GOLDEN BOOK,” AS RENDERED BY
THE STUDENTS AT A RECENT MATINEE.— Byron.
THE “ SUGAR-PLUM” SCENE FROM “ A YOUNG SCAPEGRACE,” AS PERFORMED BY THE SCHOOL.
Byron.
THE CLOSE OF “ MARGARET HARSTEIN,” A NEW PLAY RECENTLY PRESENTED AT A MATINEE.
Byron.
LESLIE’S WEEKLY
By Ernest C. Rowe
Gold Development in Oregon
Novembe! 27, 1902
minds Is, ma t sieading
And this is part ilar .
Oregon, tor lumber is or . ts
sources, and not the | =f t hese = the
production ot g ld his 1 unique con
dition, for here is a tremendous industry
‘
that has beet no g orward juiet!
through many vears, attracting only now
and then the attention of the public, vet
constantly growing In importance Chere
single vein of gold n southeastern
fifteen
Is a
Oregon miles long which has pro
vellow metal than any
world
duced more of the
of its length in the This is
zone
a over what seemed to be a continuatior
the same vein that had made Golconda
nous at first Che second discovery made
is great 4 stl is the original ons It has
bec observed in other parts Of this coun
tr ind in Mexic« i well, that those who
first de loped mines often worked super
ficiall pront that was pos
their properties be
Min
sible, and abandoning
fore the greatest wealth was reached
ers were otten t« reed to stop work on
that promised well because their ipital Ww
exhausted and the could get no more
These mistakes « the first miners are
overcome now by the combinations ot cap
ital (in this as ther lines of industry) and
by the invention of new machinery and the
building of railroads and tramways kon
tunes have been made during lat? vears fron
tailings’ and culm heaps of the earlier
mines This “ waste rock Was formerly
thought to be entirely without value, and
was gotten out of the way in every manne!
ifts of the larget
in one Western
tail
\bout the = sh:
hills ot it
town the streets were pa
possible
mines there were
ved with the
ind it alone
umong the
called the Cracker
entitled Oregon to a
gold states
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HEAD OF PIPE LINE OF GOLCONDA POWER PLANT.
and the
Then an
old mines, paving Was not
Ings oO
unlike macadam engineer dis
covered that this pavement was rich in gold
and if melted and refined by the new meth
Ii it were not or the overshadow ng rep-
utation of Ca ornia, (regor would per-
haps tye know! is tive void State o the Uy on If the
‘Forty-niners’”’ had gone not to California but to Oregon
first, and had ope ned ther their first camps al a had made
among the rich veins of Oregon’s mountains the large for
tunes which have since been made there, then the stories
and romances of the gold craze would have arisen
trom Uregon Had Bret Harte ind the others who
have painted the pict Iresqueness ot the early mining
days of California taken their inspiration from the gold
fields farther north, the impression which is now in ths
different The Mackays,
the Floods and the Fairs, who made millions in California
are known all world
their wealth in the gold fields
their fortunes in
traveling about the world
public mind might have been
over the Che men who acquired
of Oregon retired to enjoy
building splendid
wherever they wished
privacy, homes,
giving
of their surplus to help those who were less fortunate.
But all this they did quietly and without ostentation.
They are the unknown mining kings of the West, but
kings nevertheless while
And all the the world was
reading of the bonanza miners and their fabulous wealth
The situation finds a parallel in other branches of
American industry There are those whose names are in
every one’s mouth, about whom something appears in every
issue of the daily Sometimes these men seek the
notoriety
deavor to avoid it.
papers
which comes to them, while ostensibly they en
Sometimes they be come conspicuous
by accident, and, having once become so, they
watched and talked and written about
Some of them are presidents ol
of them it is told that thev rose from the bottom by
own struggles. They are called “captains of
and they are feted and dined by Kings and Emperors
At the same time the papers and the people know nothing
of the “unknown captains of industry,” the other men
who have by their own efforts organized and carried to
industrial
continue to
be followed and
and
their
great
corporations,
industry,’
success great institutions, and who some
have actually the work
for which some of the noted ones have received the glory.
men
times performed a vast part of
Recently
So it has been with Oregon however, busi
ness enterprise has begun to ippreciate the resources ol
this Northwestern State. resources which have not been
developed because stories of them were not on the lips
known for its
the State
Although Oregon has been
ind agriculture, is In reality
The C Blue
it intothree principal sections, and these
of every one
lumber and grazing
largely ascade Range and
Mountains divide
mountain
mountainous
Go'd., silver, lead,
the
ranges are rich in mineral
cepper, iron ind coal are found in them, and most
profitable of these is gold.
he earliest miners in Oregon, like those in California,
worked with a
the gold by
individually or
the
miners who sunk shafts only
were placer miners, who
partner, panning out hand in Oregon
rhe first
the richest veins of ore, paying no heed to vast quantities
streams followed
of medium grade ore in which the richer veins occurred.
\ conspicuous example of this method was mine that
was located in the rich Cracker Creek district and near the
North Jaker County, in the
southeastern
Pole mine in extreme
Oregon In
great
part of working the mine a
single vein of ore that was almost pure was found rhe
miners followed its glittering course feverishly, paying no
heed to the immense bodies of low grade ore that in the
aggregate were much more valuable than the sinall veins
of purer metal The mine was called the Golconda, from
the diamond fields of
very sound the word seemed to mean gold
India, and also because from its
In this mining
district, as in others of the State, the next step was con-
solidation and the introduction of large milling plants
the
the earlier miners,
The con
to obtain from the immense bodies of low-grade ore
that had
who followed only the glittering lenses of gold
wealth been overlooked by
solidated company did not base its expectations [or profit
on the discovery of any more such extraordinary ore
ealculations solely on
milled
Its engineers made their
which
bodies.
the low-grade deposits in sight were to be
and refined and prepared for market.
hey were surprised during their work last summer to
ods would yield many dollars tc the ton and
be extremel profitable So here was an actual cit
whose streets were paved with gold!
Oregon is more blessed with the conditions of soil and
that
mineral States of the country
climate make living agreeable than many of the
useful, too
in furnishing power for the machinery of its mines And
the f Dr. Altred R. ¢
Selwyn, late director-general of the Geological Survey ol
[ts streams are
in this connection statement «
Canada, is interesting. Dr. Selwyn said
I find in eastern Oregon one of the most hopeful and
interesting mineral sections of the globe The formation,
contour, climate, accessibility, timber, and water form a
combination which tends to reduce cost of extracting gold
minimum And in addition 1 find
and contain a larger amount of free gold,
to the the ores are
less refractory
generally speaking; besides, they are softer and less ex-
pensive to treat.”
In the present age of alert and enterprising men a con-
dition like this, inviting investment and profit, does not
long remain unaccepted interest in the
gold fields of Oregon amounting almost to the excitement
So there is an
of some of the earlier mining camps, but steadied by men
who do not spend their money wildly, but wait to see the
article before they make a purchase.
his great interest centres in the Cracker Creek district
surrounding Baker County.
Besides the Goleonda there are other rich mines in this
the town of Sumpter, in
same valley, so that the prospects are that it will become
one of the rich mining camps of the world.
And the publicity which follows will give to Oregon a
new name among the States. (As in other famous mining
the wealth of the Cracker district
a tode ol
as can be seen by its outcroppings, a length of
It is like the Mother lode ot Calitornia and
Nevada The renewed at
tention to the gold in Oregon has already started a caval-
districts of the country,
of Oregon depends on rich ore extending un-
broken
fifteen miles
the famous Comstock lode ot
cade of miners and investors to that State, increasing the
interest in all parts of the country.
Py pee OS, DE. |
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MILLS AND OPERATING POINTS OF THE FAMOUS
GOLCONDA GOLD-MINE IN OREGON.
Pr asahe Cae
ee
LESLIE’S WEEKLY
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M* READERS will give me the credit
f having advised them, conscien
eariy
pers, and m emergencies, to answers
tiously and conservatively, of the stirring
events which have at last come to pass in
Wall Street I said that the test of the
market's strength would come when money
became tight, and I predicted that the
stringency in the money market would
last much longer than usual and possibly
be prolonged into the new year Phe
suddenness with which the secretary ot
the Treasury came to the relief of the
market and the extraordinary efforts he
gnificant
made to assist it were deeply S
of a perilous situation It is not sur
prising that, with the public announcement
that he can do nothing more, comes a new
sense of apprehension regarding the pos
sibilities of the future
rhe financial writers who predicted that
the returning flow of funds from the West
and South would speedily relieve the
situation, laughed at the idea of gold ex
ports They are now consoling themselves
with the belief that money will be easier
next year and that if we ship gold it will be
because we can spare it The readiness
with which writers who have been boosting
the market, in the interests of those who
have had stocks to sell, can turn themsel\ es,
at every point, Is surprising
The most significant recent utterance in
the financial world was that of Mr. Jacob H
Schiff, one of the brainiest of our active
financiers. He made bold, in his address
before the Chamber of Commerce, to pub-
licly criticise the action of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, in accepting municipal bonds
as collateral against government bank
balances. Mr. Schiff is right in saving that
the Secretary has established a dangerous
precedent. I pointed out the fact weeks
ago, that Mr. Shaw’s action was absolutely
illegal. The fact that he has revoked his
order shows that he realizes the gravity of either irtailed or extend | He ! 8
his error wisely in preparing at tl ‘ ‘ hes | eRe
That the money market is still in a whatever may happen at tl ritical Ne . - kee
perilous situation is also shown by the Year’s period If I am not compelled -t “A ON” Gree Lake et '
igreement of several of the leading banks chronicle the failure of some of the great ‘ © large it depends upon how
er \ ‘ ‘ i s W Iie I
not to make any more time loans at less over capital zed industrial scheme or i ‘ eat alue Yes 4) The d
than six per cent This means that there breakdown of some of the hea | na ! . . hats neIGe &
. ] me t irchase
can be no more wild bull speculation and svndicates, I shall fee t a sour ( | is. exce g as
no more exploiting of new syndicate gratulation ‘ ne ree
. ‘ = s ‘ € ‘ t = ‘ | ire ite
propositions HDecause the mone will not B New York “ uke . ( Sou « is ‘ i nves
be forthcoming to permit such things. The I Albany: Leave it alone . 7 > ete ble seenenes
© quotations a
recent upset of the | nited States Ship Clericus Chicage No qu i ns ) Hi sl Penr It looks as if the
building Company and the failure of the ( Wilmington, Del One ur reece ! e Pennsy a Ra Md and the
. You are on my preferred list fo hree months W este I vas be only equaled in bitter
Republic lrust Company to finance it ess the fight between the Penns nia an
’ De I New York The prese sat I se Wiabead ad a Tainhas aan meek Seidkbine
means 4 great deal more than most people to exploit new inventions. I certain ; aN Tee fo agg nig a oe The
ests Ww e helptu ri i y. ere
understand Among the directors of the recommend the parties you name ns of cheaper money The fact that
41 y port ie ot the = r ~ }
lrust ¢ ompany ol the Re public are notable N Bridge} , id . i sa I sco has beet v York
: of the International Finance and Developmer funds point ne of the ers of the
men on Wall street, including George J Company as safe as a first-class bank stock Wall Stree tua The Street ened wit!
Gould, Stuyvesant Fish, and James H S. O.,” New York: I have no doubt tl bligations botl home and al and if de
Eckel : 1: g the lerwr both Union Pacific common and Canadian Pacif nds are made It he pa el f these hea
Kells, and among the underwriting syn will sell lower before the liquidation is complete oans something must give way
dicate for the bonds of the shipbuilding S.” New York Keussians tes Comper & H. pes = we heen 2) Rome A dag
7 ‘ , aan 4 ‘ ‘ ‘ : enmamnes o on = ce ny 4 Biatihi BLO 5 »>a IDbes
company were ( harles M. Schwab, E. H — ae Ne mtg it ong lois ~, on to § Bas s a purchase for a long pull ») Ihave no doubt
‘ . 1e coal business t 18 doimg not win it ov shat 4 } 7 feeane s ‘ aeemneen
Gary, and John W. Gates It must be I am told ; r) [ save Seen Cee on in the manage-
. mer ot nited States Steel 1e retirement of
hard times when such noted men find it ‘D. N. J.,” Paterson, N. J In such a market several of the directors during the past year gives
! ! I 1 L I year g
necessary to let go of any of their projects money is often made on sharp, quick turns, by = « lence of this Some of these are preparing to
5 I J - watchful operators, who wait for signs that ind engage in the iron and steel trade in opposition
I do not expect easy money and rising cate a large short interest, on the covering of which to the trust The recent decline in the Steel Trust
prices in the stock market until the liquida- ® fe™mporary advance always may be expected shares show a shrinkage of over two hundred
ia) Pe Baton Rouge I have not believed in million dollars This is an enormous sum, but
tion is completed Throughout the year United States Steel preferred as an investment t must be remembered that the concern has over
events, as well as conditions have favored but do not like to advise you to sacrifice the shares i billion of stock and a third of a billion of bonds
| | 7 , : at a loss. Unless the liquidation ceases shortly It has always looked unwieldy and top-heavy
the bears. It has been inevitable that the however, it must decline with the rest of the ma H.,”’ Chicago 1) American Biscuit preferred
market must react and prices fall to a lower ket a and all the other industrial preferred shares would
4 Arrow New York One dolla received suffer, in case of panic The safest purchase would
plane rhe bubble has been pricked and You are on my preferred list for three months probably be ar nvestment bond, but this would
some of the air has escaped, but there must 1) That is the expectation. (2) No statement leave you only a little more than the interest paid
upon which I can rely is obtainable Some of I 4 sa bank Why not put your money
be a complete collapse before the end is the strongest financiers on the Street are talking n bank, at interest, and hold it ready for a pur
reached \t pre sent there is a general very favorably of it chase when the market reaches a new low level?
S Helena, Mont The continuance of tight ; The Umior -*acihe Convertible 4s are an exce
lack of confidence in the situation, and it money followed by business depression would affect ent bond and around par ought to be a purchase
will be a long time. in mv judgm nt. before the iron and steel trade and seriously affect the }) “The Rock Island stocks are such inflated
, earnings of the United States Steel Corporation propositions that I do not regard them with favor
this confidence will be restored It was but I would sell my stock whenever | could get out I do not find you subscription list at full
a short time ago that many of my readers Without too heavy a loss
“RR.” Brooklyn Strong p:
questioned my judgment regarding the purchase of United States Realt
outlook, but I have every reason to know Was Selling considerably highe
: the underwriting syndicate hac
that the advice I gave saved them from take up the stock depressed it
heay \ losses regard it as a speculation
ah “Soup,”’ Danielson, Conn
Che drop in United States Steel common Southern Pacific has been due
justifies all that I have said about this ® pool that expected to advan
rates,and you ar re not entitled to a place
irties advised the on my preferred
y common when it D Burlington, la 1) The wholesale ad-
I A report that vance inthe wages of its 175,000 employees by the
1 not been able to Pennsylvania Railroad, followed, as it has been,
severely I only by similar advances by the Reading and the Balti-
more and Ohio, it is understood, was intended to
Ihe liquidation in head off a general railroad stril which, at this
largely to sales by uncture, would be a death blow to the stock
ce it to par The market Fear is expressed that this advance will
- road is earning dividends, but insiders only know only stimulate a demand for a simlar increase
inflated corporation ; and the drop during whether dividends will be declared If that is the of wages on all the railroads throughout the coun-
the past few weeks all along the line, ranging intention, the stock isa purchase. If not, it is try f so, troublesome times are ahead. (2) The
@ @ not yet down to its proper level St. Louis and San Francisco is said to be seeking
from $4 to $40 a share, shows how quickly “C..” New York One dollar received You an outlet by extending its line to the Atlantic
market conditions can be reversed, even in are on my preferred list for three months. I have coast around Savannah. The Chicago and Great
f bli ; : . : always thought that a fictitious price was placed Western is pushing its line in various directions,
the face of a pu lie proclamation of wide- on Louisville and Nashville by the Western specu- the Northwestern and Rock Island are both said
spread prosperity. The banks realize that, ators who exploited it, but Morgan interests ac to be getting ready to build to the Pacific, and so
: : quired it at higher than market prices, and they it goes All these things mean the employment of
with the opening of the new vear, heavy are expected to protect it in a reasonable way vast sums of money I cannot see how it is pos-
disbursements must be made; business _“L.,” Providence, R. I The failure of the sible to carry out such schemes while the money
mar Central National Bank of Boston was regarded by market is in its present condition
settlements completed, and operations many as significant of the precarious conditions Continued on page 522
CENTRAL SPAN, SHOWING THE FIRE-SCATHED STEEL CABLES AND THE WRECKED AND TWISTED
WOODEN FOOTWAYS. Lazarnick.
NEW EAST
SCENE OF RUIN AT THE MANHATTAN END OF THE GREAT STRUCTURE.— Hare.
EFFECTS OF RECENT SPECTACULAR FIRE WHICH THREATENED TO UNDO THE WORK OF YEARS.
RIVER BRIDGE FLAME SWEPT.
A Tug of War.
“T have always been a lover of coffee, and therefore drank
a great deal of it. About a year and a half ago, I became
convinced that it was the cause of my headaches and torpid
Corree Puts Up A GRAND FiGur. liver, and resolved to give ig up, although the resolution
caused me no small struggle, but Postum came to the
Amona the best of judges of good things in the food rescue From that time on, coffee has never found a
line, is the groceryman or his wife. They
many of their customers purchase certain foods.
The wife of a groceryman in Carthage, New York, say
know why place on our table, except for company, and then we
el» dull headache throughout the day for having
“When I gave up coffee and commenced the use of
Postum I was an habitual sufferer from headache. I now
find myself entirely free from it, and what is more, hav
regained my clear complexion which I had supposed was
gone torever
I never lose an opportunity to speak in favor of
Postum, and have induced many families to give it a
trial, and they are invariably pleased with it.’ Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich
LESLIE’S
FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE. | Jasper’s Hints to Money-makers.
( t t f ig I
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| G. M. M New Ky \ l ~
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B Allentowr | wou kee]
¢ ket at present
Spencer Trask & Co
B.M loront lw le irs rece r \
BANKERS, are : mv preferred list for six months
. G. W Milwaukee As I rea he figures las
27 & 29 Pine St., New York | submitted the statement is not entirely correct
( ) iw (anada Phe ju atic will
Members New York Stock Exchange “ . : "4 : ,
Mel Bos Whe " Lake | ~
a ict € erty t was @ year ag is
3 ear! ss \ I} € edi issues 1 lowe
i eval. we e quite safe
‘ H Bie Stone Gay \ I the presen
P P of he Stree new propositions are I
looked upon wit! i A yea izo some
ild have beet e Ww
INCORPORATED 1885 C.,” Buffa ; would not yecomamnend any of
then unless u are lookir i i ire gamble
with the chances decice igainst you The
| second on your list has the best outlook now
| R Providence, R. I I dor expect that
e Keal Estate you will have a prof in the next four weeks, unless
the entire current of business Wall Street
suddenly changes 1 would sell at the first good
pt nity
J R Chicago Your nsurance nquiry
rus ompany should have been addressed to ‘* The Hermit.” I
have referred it to him The stock of the oil com
. pany which you mention has no quotable valu
. ° n New Yor 6
I ] Swissvale, Penn All such proposi
of Philadel hia tions have a highly speculative quality They
must not be regarded in the light of investments
Many things may happen in seven years, a revolu
S. E. CORNER CHESTNUT AND BROAD STREETS tion in Mexico included
y ” Buffalo I'wo dollars received
. ou are on my preferred list for six months rhis
CAPITAL (Full Paid) . . .$1,800,000 ou Are 00 mY Presbark in a new railroad enter
prise, and I do not advise the purchase of the shares
SURPLUS AND PROFITS .$1,200,000 of the Alaska Central Railroad
R Brooklyr 1) Glad you profited by my
udvice 2) On a lower level I think well of Des
Acts as Registrar, Transfer or Financial Agent Moines and Ft. Dodge, though it sold last year as
low as 18 If it ever approximates that level
° again, vou can buy it with safety
for Corporations and as Trustee under ‘W.””’ Ogdensburg, N The annual report
of the American Malting Co. shows a net surplus
; of $323,000, or about $60.000 less than the surplus
Corporation Mortgages. eal 3 of the preceding year. The rise in barley
wit 4 corresponding rise in malt, 1s esponsible
fo 1e poor showing
FRANK K. HIPPLE, President. c. @ * New York 1) Missouri Pacific is
regarded as a pretty substantial property and, on
recessions, is being picked up for investment
Your margin is uncomfortably light, however,
ani, unless you are able to protect the stock, it
would be wise to sell on the first reasonable rise
Stint, stint, stint. Save, save, save. Advise with your broker recarding the privilege
- > G Naosari, India 1) Reply was sent by
What for letter Real estate is not as much in demand as it
While you are answering this question, has been Better wait 2) | was not respon
: : sible for the favorable article I only am in charge
consider whether less saving united with a Cr the financial department of Lesiie’s. The
policy of life insurance will be more con- | opinion I gave I still hold 3) I do not advise the
; purchase of the Palisades Park property rhe
ducive to the happiness ol your family and government never embarks in private enterprises
yourself, Consult the Leave the wireless shares alone
" > . : “P. 8.," Omaha 1) The liquidation in the
Penn Murvat Lire, steel trust shares, unless checked, is likely to be-
921-3-5 Chestnut St. Philada. come serious, because of the enormous capitaliza-
; tion This fact leads many, even though they
have a loss, to hold it, because they believe that
to sustain it
advising
after
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learn how. Est Highest references. Officesin 14 cities.
W. M. Ostrander, 1; o9 N.A. Bldg., Philadelphia
Shares
are now
$7.50
each, par value
$10.00, full paid
and non-assess-
able.
Morgan interests will be compelled
I should not hold too long (2) lam not
purchases at present, though Missouri Pacific,
Buy
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| brought to prevent the carrying out of the
| How much should have been charged off for
WEEKLY
N Wasl One dollar receive You
‘ eferre hree t
8 egarded is sound y - Manha Ele ated
x is ear as w as 83 and as! has l4 and
5 bat i safe purchase at a ‘ ig bet w n
ese | es It pays is and Ss, there
r i ! stment jua l Ss Louis
1 Weste Kansas { ys t ! sre more
3 ulat have Wou t uy u i
} ark } and tl i k cleare
( Seneca Falls 1) A e 8 ks you
¢ 1 will sell lowe inless the mone market
finds relief before the first of January That is
he impression of leading financiers 2) | would
ather have a low-priced railway, lik Pole st
Louis and Western or Kansas City Southe for
1 long pull, than United States Stee ( non,
though the latte 8 pa rp dl lends rhe
safest of the Erie stocks is the s fe € but
1 would not advise purchases at sent +) If
efforts to advance the steel shares are ne more
successful in the future than the have bee n the
past, the outlook w cont ue to be unt ible
R lroy, N. ¥ 1) The su f the Pressed
Steel Car Company against the American Car a
Found ( ny for $100,000 fo illeg
patent ni ng ents The earnings of Pressed
Steel Car are large. but this very fact is stimulating
strong competition 2) The talk of utilizing Erie as
an outlet for the Great Northern system, by the
extension of the Pere Marquette through ¢ an uda
to Buffalo, is all in the air as yet ; o doubt
the delay in securing a favorable decision in the
Northern Securities case has postponed, possibly
ndefinitely, a number of projected deals. on the
expectation of which prices were recently advanced
G Galveston, Tex 1) A striking evidence
of the turn of the tide in trade is reve alec 1 by the
decrease of $4,225,000 in exports of general mer
chandise from the port of New York during one
week in this month compared with the previous
week, and a decrease of $2,500,000 compared with
the corresponding week last year 2 f I held
Southern Railway stock I would not permit Mr
Morgan, or any one else who wanted to control the
road, to close the transfer books against me, or
to force me into consenting to an extension of the
voting trust If the holders of the non-assented
shares will combine and demand their rights they
will get them
W Chicago l The Minneapolis, St. Paul
ind Sault Ste. Marie is earning, but not paying div
dends on the preferred It is making an excellent
showing, but I am adverse to purchases of anything
until there has been general liquidation in the mar
ket 2) I would not sell it short, in view of the
new organization of Rock Island here is li‘ tl
of the old stock outstanding, probabl ind that
will have to be bought in, probably at advancing
I es rhe short side of the market is getting
to be more popular with leading traders especially
for a long pull 4) Ditto 5 agree with you
that Consolidated Lake Superior preferred offers
better prospects than most of the preferred stocks
f
of our iron and steel concerns
“*S..”’ Seattle, Wash (1 Adverse criticism of
the American Smelting and Refining Company has
been caused by the revelation that, while paving
7 per cent. on the preferred, it allowed a floating
debt to accumulate (2) The fiscal agent of the
Goleonda Consolidated Gold Mines ( ompany tells
me that an immense body of low-grade ore is
being worked, and that by the erection of an add
tional mill the capacity of the company can be
largely increased and the payment of dividends
a on the first of March next Lee S. Ovitt,
the fiseal agent, has his main office in the Merrill
Building, Milwaukee, and offices in New York
Boston, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Pittsburg
He will he glad to give you any additional informa-
tion that you may require
“G.,” Denver The Osgood interests in Colo-
rado Fuel, having whipped out the Gates crowd,
are now opposing the Gould - Harriman - Hawley
railroad combine I would not buy into a lawsuit
(2) The annual report of Manhattan Railway is
favorable I would not sacrifice my _ stock
3) Cautious investors purchase high-priced in-
vestment stocks and hold them for just such op-
portunities of profit as they are about to get from
the Chicago and Northwestern by the distribution
of its new stock at par Similar distributions have
been made at intervals by the U. G. I. Company of
Philadelphia, St. Paul, Pullman, and other invest-
ment concerns, and a similar one is expected by
the Consolidated Gas Company in due season All
such stocks, bought during panics and held long
enough, eventually pay we
“Vv.” Burlington, Vt has been
Asphalt
reorganization plan. This whole affair smells bad
to me 2) When the International Steam Pump
Company was organized, one of its promoters told
me that it was highly over-capitalized
water, though the stock has since been manipulated
foran advance. The company, in the suit recently
brought against Henry R. Worthington, to recover
$1,200,000 worth of stock, alleges that it was issued
to him without consideration. This is proof that
the watering process was carried pretty far
3) The recent statément of United States Steel
earnings gave nothing but a few details, and was,
therefore, not satisfactory, though it purported to
show that the current net assets had increased, as
compared with a year ago, over $33,000,000
de-
(1) Suit
preciation is not revealed
New York, November 20, 1902. JASPER
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Our Greatest World’s Fair.
Je DGING FROM the first formal report
of work accomplished, the managers of
the St. Louis Fair have made commend-
able progress in the duties committed to
their hands. The amounts now set aside for
the various departments or features of the
exposition are generous enough to insure
their completion on a magnificent scale.
For grounds and buildings, $2,500,000 has
been added to the original $5,000,000 de-
voted to this work. Foreign exploitation
has received $150,000, domestic exploita-
tion $75,000, and press and _ publicity
$120,000. To the division of exhibits has
been accorded $200,000, and to the divi-
sion of concessions and admissions $25,000.
The fact that the first building to be ded-
icated on the grounds was that devoted to
the press is not without its special signifi-
cance. The success of this fair, as of the
others, must depend largely upon the press
of the country, and no one appreciates this
fact more, we are sure, than the directors
at St. Louis.
+ o
Mrs. Style—‘‘I want a hat, but it must
be in the latest style.”
Shopman —‘‘ Kindly take a
madam, and wait a few
fashion is just changing.”’
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City of New York, November 3, 1902
ATTENTION IS C
ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE ADVER-
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19, 1902, of the confirmation by the Supreme Court
and the entering in the Bureau for the Collection of
Assessments and Arrears, of assessment for OPEN-
ING AND ACQUIRING TITLE to the following
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24TH WARD, SECTIONS 11 AND 12
194TH STREET OPENING, from
nue to Webster Avenue
1902 ; entered November 5, 1902
EDWARD M. GROUT,
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1902.
ATTENTION IS C Al LED TO THE ADVER-
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the Supreme Court and the entering in the Bureau
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OPENING, from Teller Avenue to Park Avenue
West. Confirmed August 12, 1902; entered Octo-
ber 29, 1902.
24TH WARD, SECTIONS 12 AND 13. WEST
232D STREET OPENING, from Riverdale Avenue
to Broadway. Confirmed August 8, 1902; entered
October 29, 190
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UR STATE Department has received
from Consul-General H. Clay Evans,
the exhibition of en-
machinery, hardware, and allied
held at the Crystal Palace,
March 2d to May 3lst, 1903. In a
communication from the manager of the
exhibition, which is transmitted, it is asked
that the attention of American manufac-
turers be called to this opportunity to in-
troduce their goods and to strengthen their
with the various markets of
of London, notice of
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trades, to be
trom
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the world.
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Life-insurance Suggestions.
POT E.—This department is intended for the
information of readers of Lesiiz’s Weexty. No
charge is made for answers to inquiries regarding
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treated confidentially. A stamp should always be
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110 Fifth e...- New York j
A ST. LOUIS man insured his life for
$2,500 when he enlisted in the Civil
| War, nearly forty vears ago, and fifteen
years ago stopped paying
and forgot all
the
that on his lapsed policy $1,125
premiums on the
policy, about it until he
notified by
was
company, on his sixty-fifth
birthday,
was due him. I ask those of my readers
who still believe in the system of fraternal
assessment insurance, if they have ever
heard of a lapsed policy in one of these
assessment associations which had any
value. It is true that insurance in an old-
line company comes higher than insurance
in an assessment association, but it is also
true that in the former the policy-holder
| not only insures his life, but he also pro-
tects his policy and gives it a value,
whether he contihueés it or not. In an
assessment association, on the contrary,
the surrender of membership stamps the
policy as and the older
grows, the heavier the burden that he must
bear. A sagacious man will try to lighten
the load of his later years rather than to add
to its burdens.
a ’ Buffalo Decision irrevocable
“3 Kk.» Chicago: I do not believe in the
ciation to which you allude
or pao
. Crook, Col.: The bond offered you by the
National Life of Vermont, is a good one, but I
would not prefer it to the offer of the Equitable
“M ” Cincinnati If you are insurable else-
where and have a long expectation of life, | would
make the change It is worth something to you
to have peace of mind
”” Kempsville, Va I would not drop the
policy in the old-line company to which you refer.
It will probably be entirely satisfactory. The
Northwestern Mutual, of Milwaukee, makes a good
report
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A New Species of Pepper.
been laid before the
Medicine the result of
Barille of a new
imported
valueless, one
asso-
It is not prominent
There has just
French Academy of
an analysis made by Dr.
pepper of African origin, recent!)
from Kissi, on the Liberian frontier of
Guinea. This product, which has already
been given the name of Kissine pepper,
grows abundantly in this region in a wild
state. It is not akin to any known species,
and, being very rich in peperine and volatile
oil, can be used both as a spice and as a
condiment. Its grains give a reddish-brown
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THE LATEST SUCCESS OF THE
LESLIE’S WEEKLY
November 27, 1902
Advertising Writing as a
Money Making Business
And How It Is Taught by George H. Powell
George H. Powell
It has been suggeste d that I te ll the readers ol LESLIR’S
WEEKLY something about the inducements offered in the
field of advertising writing to voung men and women
who are willing to prepare themselves for the work
This space, however, is too limited to enter into much
detail, and a few wts must suffice
In the first place, we must consider that modern adver
tising dates back only ibout a dozen or fifteen vears,
previous to whi mh time a cat hy udve rtisement Was prac-
l inknown In those earlier days the great depart
ment store used a column ad., where to-day a page is
found necessary And as the advertising expenditures
have doubled and quadrupled, the volume ol business
has more than kept pace with this ever-increasing outlay
\ dozen years ago a mere handful of men occupied
recognized positions as advertising managers, while to-day
there are probably three or four hundred, and yet it is
i verv small army much too small, and altogether out
ol proportion to the wonderful increase of the advertising
ippropriations The demand for good ad.-writers cannot
be met, and this condition must of necessity exist for
years to come. In fact, like all comparatively new arts,
the art of ad.-writing lacks skilled workers. A young
man or woman possessed of a common-school education
can, under proper instruction, added to reasonable dili-
gence, finally be sure of a weekly salary of $50.00. Those
who draw from $4,000.00 to $15,000.00 annually are the
picked workers, and yet positions at these high salaries
are steadily multiplying There will always be this
“something better’’ to strive for.
lo show how utterly out of proportion are the present
salaries paid advertising writers and managers, a com
parison will be of interest With over 200,000 miles of
steam railway in the United States, employing 1,000,000
men, the combined earnings for 1901 were $1,500,000,000,
while salaries reached the enormous sum of $600,000,000.
Now the total amount spent for advertising in the same
year was nearly half the earnings of the railways, but the
salaries paid advertising men and women were so small
as a whole that comparison 1s useless, since it does not
amount to one per cent.!
Conservative authorities agree with me that nearly
one-half of the money spent tor advertising is wasted,
for want of proper attention and service, while nearly
seventy per cent. of all the new advertisers drop out of
the race for the same cause! Is it any wonder, then, that
high salaries await bright people who have been trained
to attract attention and create business ?
I established my school at the urgent suggestion of
notable advertising men who saw the need of really expert
instruction Chere were other ad. schools in existence;
but, like all new things, only limited results were produced.
Fulton built the first and original steamboat, but it is
hardly to be compared with the 1902 ocean greyhound.
lo-day the Powell System is recognized by all authorities
as the standard and best.
Che chief fault of the early ad. schools lies in lack of
understanding as to limitations, and instead of loading
ip students with superfluous news and detail about mat-
ters really loreign to the duties of the ad.-writer, the
concentrated efforts ought to be along the line of the
In this way, largely, is the Powell
Take the synonym ques-
I supply a work of nearly
wtiial writing of ads
System superior to all others
tion as another example:
G00 pages, instead of dabbling in three or four so-called
that are of no practical value. The Powell
by which I mean the actual correspond-
hiecsinn”
Svstem proper
ence instruction itself—consists of lessons on all lines
of ad.-writing, and following the student’s work comes
No books are
used in this main branch, because it is not practical or
beneficial. Printer’s Ink, the well-known journal of ad-
vertising, in commenting recently on a large book, or
so-called “ encyclopedia,’ offered by an ad. school, truly
my personal criticisms, corrections, ete.
said:
Students from the rural districts will find ’s Publicity the
nicest book for drying and pressing flowers that ever happened. It
8 a great thing in itself It is a greater thing to accomplish a dis-
tribution of the edition
The Powell System differs from book instruction in
that I personally supervise and direct each student’s
advertising education as he or she requires, and no form
letters for criticisms are ever used. What books I do fur-
nish are for a supplementary purpose.
On this page I reproduce several specimens of fine ad.
Skill Acquired by Mail Instruction in Demand
At Incomes Ranging from $100.00 to $500.00 a Month
SAMUEL MOSSER J.M. KEMPER Miss E
Reading, Pa Dayton, O.
Monroeville, O.
ANNA RUE JOHN CLUGSTON C. W. GREENE
Catasauqua, Pa Buffalo, N. Y.
work by my
students, who
are taught
originality to
such a_ high
degree that
they beeome
prize - winners
and valued employés
in the shortest pos-
sible time.
Samuel Mosser, 611
Washington Street,
Reading, Penn., writes
‘Under your course
of instruction I have de-
veloped a clear idea of
good advertising, and a
forceful way of expres-
s10n
“There is not a dull
lesson in the course
Advertising is interest-
ing; under your direction
it becomes fascinating
“Your good judg-
ment in display of type,
border and illustrations,
makes a valuable impres-
sion. No student going
through the course
thoughtfully can fail to
be greatly benefited.”
J. M. Kemper, Day-
ton, Ohio, writes
I am very much
pleased with your course
in ad.-writing
‘Il have derived a
great deal of benefit from
the lessons I have taken,
which become more in-
teresting each week. I
ean recommend your
course to any one who
wishes to learn the art
of ad.-writing.”’
Carter Ink Ad. by Samuel Mosser, Reading, Penn.
E. Anna Roe, Monroeville, Ohio, writes:
“I decided to take the Powell System of advertising instruction
only after very carefully examin-
ing the circulars of several ad
schools
“The dignity of expression,
brevity,and straightforward point-
edness of the Prospectus indi-
eated a school of high ordet I
have found the instruction to be
all that is claimed for it and more
comprehensive, practical, and
interesting, Almost unconsciously
the student is led on to his best
efforts, and pertinent criticisms
correct all mistakes.”’
John Clugston, Catasauqua,
Penn., writes
“I have been under your in-
struction through your mail course
in advertising writing for some
months, and am greatly gratified
with the results. I have found it
a mine of information, pleasingly
and plainly presented. There is
a tone of personality to the criti-
cisms of returned work that can-
not be doubted in its sincerity for
the welfare of the student. I be-
lieve the course is a help to any-
one who will honestly try to help
himself through it.”
es
Charles W. Greene, 137 North-
land Avenue, Buffalo, N.Y.,writes:
“IT am very much pleased with
your system of ad.-writing in-
struction
“I have not yet completed the
course, but am perfectly satisfied
with the progress I have made
thus far Under your guidance
the work is very pleasant, and I
await each lesson with increased
interest
by delicate women.
washed by strong women. No care necessary.
By saving most of the rubbing
Pearline saves most of the wear.’
‘I feel sure that the Powell System is all that it is represented
to be, and I can heartily recommend it to any one wishing to take
an interesting and profitable course of study.”
WW
KEEP ON HANDA CAKE OF
Shawmut Seap
Shawmut Soap Ad. by J. M. Kemper, Dayton, Ohlo
My instruction system is so superior to all others that
I always court investigation by giving full addresses to
all testimonials I publish. The more skeptical you are the
better I am pleased, because I have bushels of proof to
Suppose you write those students
Or, if you are a hard-
finally convince you.
whose portraits appear above?
headed business man and wonder whether I am really
an expert, you may be interested in the testimony ol
the Secretary of the Severne Wine Company, Himrod,
N. Y., who says that my instruction and advice increased
his business about four-fold, by actual test. I will gladly
send you his letter, together with my complete and _ in-
structive Prospectus and full explanatory matter, if you
will only write me. My address is George H. Powell,
158 Temple Court, New York.
a a le tag a,
ADVERTISERS SUPPLIED WITH COMPETENT HELP FREE
Advertisers in need of good ad.-writers should write me,
as I make it a point to supply talented experts free of cost
Graduates whom I recommend are fully competent, and
are in constant demand
earline
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DUESWAW Ce)
'Pearline saves at every point
C 2, —~.« Coarse things easily washed
Fine things safely
Se
First Prize Ad. in Pearline Contest. Won by Mr. F. G. Rogers, after taking
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526 LESLIE’S WEEKLY
Business Chances Abroad
A GERMAN trade rnal give me val parts of Europe as well In Germany, for
i¢ hints to exporters to “al ind example, more than half the steam engines
gy ot t tna t ! ind turbines turned out are used for driving
i handsome gotten uy italogu lynamo In other industrial branches
price lists have or in ornamental " electricity has acted as a stimulus, offering
| r the Oriental Lhe latter wishes to cor new problems n the solution of which
| nee himself perso! ily of the quality « Germany is taking a prominent part
| the goods he buys, and exporters who take Chat country is, in fact, marching side by
this into consideration can expect to do | side with the United States in this respect,
Real Cozy t large and pront e Dusiness With Slam, ind without question our greatest com
. vhile those who rely on price lists or tray petitor, not only in supplying electrical
That is what ladies say of f saiesi I vill imMptLes in do busine machinery to the different nations of the
The California Limited only with great difficul \s regards the | world, but also in devising new inventions
packing of goods, the report says that art If we inquire how German electrical engi
Private compartments, cles Must never be put up In papel Phar neering came to gain such a leading posi-
ample dressing rooms and , sth sagen: :
observation parlor, all daintily maceutical and chemical products must be | tion in the world’s markets, we discover
furnished. Perfect dining-car packed in glass or tin and then bedded in | that the principal cause is the profound
meals. sawdust. For other goods, wood shavings | scientific training of the German engineer
Chicago to California in less ire preferable, because sawdust is apt to | In the works of the principal German com
than three days escape through holes of the inclosing mate panies there are about 1,950 engineers em
Why stay at home? rial Special care must be devoted to th ployed who have received their training at
rided in our packing of breakabl articles rextil the technical universities of the empire.
, ‘ i A —— goods should always be baled and covered a
& Santa Fe Raiiws nicago. siacial vith water-tight material, and the bales Widahinns alt Un chietenbediatedh teliaiinn
be bound by iron bands Articles whicl . :
- . _ und ee | in Russia, Consul Heenan, at Odessa, says
S t F _ easily, such as bieveles, should always that the demand for electro-technical ap-
an a e e packed in wooden cases, lined with zine rE ‘ cl > es ee aaa
i scdlilianedl paratus and machines in Russia is relatively
anal wi a but little satisfied by the home manufac-
tures, and the progress in the application
\ highly interesting and suggestive re- | of electricity for transportation, manufac-
port has been compiled by Mr. Frank H. | turing, and domestic economy will un
Hitcheock, chief of the division of foreign | doubtedly enormously increase the market
markets in the Department of Agriculture. | for foreign appliances. American manu-
rhe United Kingdom of Great Britain is | facturers should have their share of this
the principal market for the surplus agri- | trade. and there is but one wav to secure
cultural produce of exporting countries it—that
s, to establish branch houses in
Che report says that the products of agri- | Russia and place the same in the hands of
culture sent to that market from all sources
competent men,
in 1900 reached the enormous value of a
l@ we ( ( : ( ,o Pr fe » : ” . . ‘
$1,578,000,000, forming 62 per cent. of the Che “ill wind” of the late war in South
a blew some “good” to America, at
least, in the way of increased trade during
the course of that unhappy conflict. An
immense amount of material required to
entire import trade of Great Britain and | 4 ¢,;,
Ireland. In the five years mentioned the
annual average value of the imports into
the United .Kingdom was $2,308,174,441,
of which $1,458,921,776, or 63 per cent
carry on the war, including horses and
was agricultural, and $849,252.665, or 37
mules, was shipped from the United States.
But now that the trouble is over and trade
is resuming its normal conditions, our com-
| mercial representatives need to bestir them-
selves if they would hold their place in the
South African markets. This, at least, is
: the opinion of Mr. W. R. Bigham, our
The nectar of the gods may have been a development ot American trade in the consul-gens ral at Cape Town. Many farm-
per cent,, non-agricultural. To this extraor-
dinary import trade in agricultural produce
the United States was the principal con-
tributor, furnishing about 33 per cent., or
nearly one-third, of the supply. Mr.
Hitchcock predicts that the greatest future
seit ‘Te & soe ale have the bie of British market mav be expected ie pariah | scene te he ‘Teamevenl tad tle Orange
’ DEWAR’ COTCH able products, exportation ot which is made River Colony have had their thatched roofs
ur oretathers \ to ow e " , _ ane we ' ‘ . .
ou th ‘possible by modern transportation meth burned, and will have to be re-roofed, proba-
beverage of distilled delight, known and praised | ods. France is the chief competitor of this | py},
country in supplying farm produce to the
United Kingdom, the agricultural imports
with galvanized iron, a material much
used for this purpose. It will also be nec-
by good judges the world over.
November 27, 1902
/
YOUR FUTUR
Is Like AN Open Boor
every one Knew . S
what the future held in store
he could govern himesell to
bring about the best results
Astrology, wher ntelligent-
ly practiced eveais the fu
ture and tells one what todo
and what not to de Un
doubtedly the greatest living
astrologer is
DR. DEROLLI,
of Boston, Mass He has become so proficient in
his great study that facts which seem almost super
natural are as but an open book to him One’s
life holds no secrets very movement, in matri
mony, speculation, health, position, society, and
all are clearly and truly deciphered It was Dr
Derolli who predicted the assassination and death
of President McKinley, the defeat of Bryan, the
rise of Roosevelt to the Presidency, the Spanish
War, Dewey’s victory at Manila, and hundreds
of other National events now recorded as history
he Boston papers frequently appeal to Dr. Derolli
for predictions on popular subjects—these are
printed and invariably come to pass. One day
last fall a woman called and stated that she wanted
udvice *Well,” said the doctor, ‘1 would advise
being careful of your right arm and shoulder You
are destined to meet with an accident in February.’
In March the same lady called again at his office
with her arm in a sling “Your prediction came
true,”” she said “While out walking at Palm
Beach I fell and broke my arm Another inci
dent which shows Dr. Derolli’s unerring insight
a man in Melrose, Mass., recently mailed to the
doctor the dates of births of two persons requesting
horoscopes. One was promptly made out and re
turned and to the other he simply replied—‘ This
child died on May 15th, being but four years of
age, with an uneventful life.’”’ A few days later
a very grateful letter was received in response
rhe writer now revealed his name—that of a prom-
inent business man, and stated that the child had
died on that date, and was his son Ihe father is
enthusiastic in his praise of the doctor’s phenomenal
work Thousands of marvelous incidents have
transpired in reading the lives of public and private
men People in all walks of life consult Dr. Derolli,
and many would not do business, or make an in
vestment or an important move without first
having his advice LUCKY DAYS FREE
In accordance with his custom the doctor has re-
cently published the lucky and unlucky days for
the next three months together with weather pre
dictions which he will send to any address free of
charge He will also send a copy of his celebrated
horoscopes of the late President McKinley and
President Roosevelt These are reproduced from
the Boston Globe, which published them many
months prior to the assassination. Send your
name to-day to Dr. DEROLLI, Suire 820, Hore.
Petuam, Boston, Mass
essary lor many ol the farmers to purchase
new agricultural implements, vehicles, fur-
niture, harness, and food for man and
beast. Every store will have to be re-
stocked. In short, all enterprises will be
started anew, and it will not be possible to
get goods into the interior fast enough to
meet the demand that will arise. All na-
tions are awaiting this trade, says Mr.
Bigham, and are preparing for it by estab-
lishing direct lines of ocean transportation
—all nations except the United States,
which, other than an occasional freight
steamer, has no direct communication with
Cape Colony. American enterprise should
strive to secure a share of the trade.
+ value in 1900.
=
Providing Congress at its coming session
makes some provision for the encourage-
ment of our shipping interests, a large and
° . yrofitable market for American goods of all
the soap which began its aid may be established in South Amer- |
ica. Our consular agents in all parts of
sale in the 18th century, that country are reporting that unusual op-
portunities are now open for pushing our
yrroducts. There is a great future in north- |
sold all through the 19th os Brazil, it is said, for American machin-
J y P ery and machinery tools, and the field is
and 1S selling in the 20th. almost unlimited. It needs only right busi-
ness methods and thorough knowledge of
Sells all over the world. the country and its needs to build up an
from France aggregating $103,000,000 "|
enormous trade there in this line \meri-
THE ONLY DIRECT ALL-WATER ROUTE BETWEEN
He Could Have What Was Left. ha ennai ad aeliads decor a ntl NEW YORK nd Charleston, S. C.,
Marv. aged five. was taking her dinner rapidly growing in favor, and there seems
at her grandmother's, and had asked for | to be a fine field for this line of goods.
BOSTON
Jacksonville, Fla.
some pit The same is said of American ship machin- St, Johns River Service between Jacksonville and Sanford, Fla., and intermediate landings.
Have patience,’ said her grand- | ery, tools, and marine supplies. American The “ Clyde Line” is the favorite route between NEw York, Boston, PHILA-
mother electrical machines, since erected in Brazil,
Which would you rather have,” asked | are found to require less fuel and attention,
DELPHIA and EASTERN Points, and CHARLESTON, §S. aa and JACKSON-
VILLE, FLA., making direct connection for all points South and Southwest.
isaedinemitadiune. “palin ar ein? te per ton, te pa arn -— FASTEST MODERN STEAMSHIPS @ FINEST SERVICE
“Di, yer. nied Maes decidedly an oO give ar re r satisiaction in ever’
But there might not be anv left for | WY than the European ones.
me,” said her grandfather. — “ oe,
But. tid Marv. ‘there would be the Mect ric; : 2 ; ne ae 19 State Street, New York
My... 2 lere W¢ Msc eerienty in “a it soar vari d and WM. ® CLYDE & CO., General Agents
I ever-increasing uses and applications is not THEO. G. EGER, G. M.
only creating a great demand for electrical
machinery in the United States, but in all
_ Opportunities and Business Chances
Never were greate r more attractive than now in the
Great Southwest Simenedé Kansas, Indian Territory,
Oklahoma and xa
If you’re interested, write for particulars.
JAMES BARKER,
Gen’! Pass. & Tkt. Agt., M. K. & T. Ry.,
20 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis.
How She Nerved His Arm.
Mrs. Homer—‘ How do you manage to
get your carpets so clean? Do you hire |
a professional carpet-beater?”’
Mrs. Netghbor—‘' Oh, no: my husband
beats them, and | always do something
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. LESLIE'S WEERLY
One Thousand Miles of Collars.
| Continued from page 510
are exhibited some of the greatest triumphs
of inventive genius. Here is a machine
which sews buttons on a shirt at the rate |
of 21,600 buttons a day, and is operated
by one little woman. Here is another
machine used in making pleated shirts,
which sews five seams at once. Another
locates with mechanical exactness the po-
sition of a buttonhole in the centre of a
In all, a collar is six weeks in the
factory, from the time the cloth is cut un-
collar
til the finished product is boxed and shipped.
Each year, scores of new brands are
introduced, and to find unusual, indi-
vidual, and “catchy” names for these is
one of the problems of the collar business.
[wo firms might frequently hit upon the
same name were it not for the clearing-
house of names conducted by DeWitt Clin-
ton, librarian of the Young Men’s Associa-
tion of Troy, who has on record the names
adopted by practically all of the manu-
facturers. One concern has already ex
hausted all the names in the novels of
J. Fenimore Cooper in giving titles to its
collars. Another has adopted the names
of all the known flowers. Another manu-
facturer has gone to England for his collar
names.
And the collar business is constantly
increasing. It varies somewhat with the
general condition of the people and with the
A hot summer means a large col-
But in spite of fluctuations the
industry grows persistently, and, at the
seasons.
lar trade.
present rate, before many years are past
the string of collars and cuffs made in Troy
ina year will reach from New York to San
Francisco.
| The manufacture of shirts has natu-
rally proceeded side by side with that of
the collars and cuffs throughout these years,
yet it is only recently that any particular
effort has been made to design these articles
| with relation to each other. One of the
jlargest factories in Troy has recently put
out a line in which the neck-bands of the
|shirts and the lower edge of the collars
|are moulded to conform to each other, and
the wristbands are made in proper rela-
|tion to their cuffs. All three articles have
been placed under the same trade mark, |
so that their relation to each other may
| be recognized readily. This is perhaps one
}of the most important developments of
recent years in the collar industry, and the |
marvel is that so simple a thing was not |
embodied many years ago in a business
where such large interests obtain.
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Of Interest to Architects.
Tue city of Patras, Greece, has decided
upon the erection of a church, to cost
2,000,000 drachmas ($250,000), which will
take the place of the present edifice dedi-
cated to St. Andrew, erected early in the
second quarter of the last century. With
a view to securing something especially apt
in design, the committee having the matter
in charge has decided to secure plans
through an architectural contest, and the
l/announcement is made that, contributions
from American architects will be welcomed.
The general order of architecture will be
Byzantine, after the spirit of the East.
|The contest closes at twelve o’clock, noon,
of February 13th, 1903. All who have
successfully passed will be given one hun-
dred and fifty days additional from the time
the decision is rendered. The final plans
will be submitted to some academy of the
fine arts in Europe, and in accordance with
its decisions the committee will award a
first prize of 10,000 franes ($2,000); a
second, of 4,000 franes ($800); and a third,
of 2,000 franes ($400). Particulars in re-
gard to this competition may be had of
the American consul at Patras, Mr. Frank |
W. Jackson.
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It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhcea,
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. , is the only soap in the world made with liquefied Sulphur.
SULPHUME SOAP It stops itching
and all skin irritations, softens and whitens the skin, and has no equal for the toilet
or bath. Unperfumed, 1ic.acake. Will mail
trial cake upon receipt of price.
is the perfection of soaps for shaving. It is
SULPHUME SHAVING SOAP * ‘2° Periection of Soaps
a perfect antiseptic, prevents rash breaking
out, cures and prevents all contagious skin diseases, gives a creamy lather and is
That is why it is a Genuine Sulphur Soap.
Prices: Perfumed soap, 25c. a cake;
soothing to the skin.
SULPHUME LITTLE LIVER PILLS act directly on the liver,
bowels, but do not gripe or nauseate. Price, 25c.
SULPHUME BOOK FREE—In it you will find solid facts about the care of the
skin and blood
Be sure this signature WA. Arey is on each package of Sulphume
Preparations, otherwise it 1s not genuine.
Your druggist can procure Sulphume Preparations from his jobber, without
extra charge to you
SULPHUME CHEMICAL CO.,
LY MAN, SONS & CO.,
kidneys and
Suite 151. 337 Broadway, New York
Montres al, Canadian Agents.
The only PURE and CORRECT ARTIFICIAL
MINERAL WATERS sold !n America to-day. -
CARBONIC, ARTIFICIAL VICHY,
SELTERS, CLUB SODA, Etc.,
mm» are also put up in bottles for out of
town delivery, and can be sent by freight
or express to any part of the United
States. Orders to
CARL H. SCHULTZ, —
GOUT & RE UMATISM
Usethe Great English Remedy
¢
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Tel. 142 Madison Sq. 430-444 First Ave., Y
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COMPANY BEATS ‘EM ALL. Soe ae
has opened their East-
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offices in the St. Paul
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Building, 220 Broad-
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way, New York, Suite
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they will be pleased to te
¢ ‘ The above handsome Leather Pocket
entertain their repre- hide
Case and a Special Accident Policy
Paying $500.00 death benefit and HOME OFFICE
$5.00 a week for disabling injuries as remains at its Old Place,
sentatives from the New
England States, New
York, New Jersey, Penn- ae ‘ '
ie J ? specified in Policy, and a guarantee to SUITE 201-2-3,
sylvania, Delaware and , WAINWRIGHT BUILDING,
provide medical attention in case of
Maryland.
pe : accident, constitute the St. Louis, Mo.
They are still offer-
ing their “ Peerless Out- PE EK R ; E S S They still have some good
oe” £ unassigned territory for en-
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for $1.00 Policies are issued by UNION CASUALTY & SURETY CO. of St. Louis. ergetic agents.
Larger amounts at proportionate rates.
Going to Sea
Unprepared for Storms is like going through
Life without
LIFE INSURANCE
which stands as a bulwark of protection for vour —— m.. iT
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family against future needs or financial disaster. ~~ i Me oe
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Write for information of Policies, Dept. S
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO. PRUDENTIA AL , Se
JOHN F. DRYDEN of America Saas Srveee ‘HAS THE m Was
President NEWARK, N. J. ; on
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Webern Orrices®:
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205 & 207 S ara ST.
EASTERN OFFICES
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
317 & 319 MAIN ST.
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